### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 3002*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 3002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 34-ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER I-DECLARATION OF OBJECTIVES AND DEFINITIONS**

