### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *20 U.S.C. § 3902*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 3902*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 52-EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY**

