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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 649* as follows -

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 649*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14A-AID TO SMALL BUSINESS**

