### Question
How does school dropout prevention initiative define State?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 6561*, **State** is defined as:

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs for purposes of serving schools funded by the Bureau

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6561*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER I-IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED > Part H-School Dropout Prevention > subpart 2-school dropout prevention initiative**

