### Question
How is the "sexual assault” has the meaning given the term in section 3796gg–2 of this title.[1](#3002_1_target)


(50) The term “State" defined?


### Answer
The term **sexual assault” has the meaning given the term in section 3796gg–2 of this title.[1](#3002_1_target)


(50) The term “State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 3002* as follows -

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

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 3002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 35-PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS > SUBCHAPTER I-DECLARATION OF OBJECTIVES AND DEFINITIONS**

