### Question
How is the "State" defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *29 U.S.C. § 1503* as follows -

> any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 1503*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER III-PLAN TERMINATION INSURANCE > Subtitle F-Transition Rules and Effective Dates**

