### Question
How is the "United States" defined?


### Answer
The term **United States** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 12002* as follows -

> the several 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 any other Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 12002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 125-RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS**

