### Question
Can you define what outlying area means?


### Answer
**Outlying area** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 2302*:

> the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 2302*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 44-CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION**

