### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 298b* as the following:

> a State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 298b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER VI-NURSE EDUCATION > Part C-General**

