### Question
Can you define what State means?


### Answer
**State** is defined as the following in *22 U.S.C. § 5442*:

> 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 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 5442*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 63-SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED) > SUBCHAPTER III-EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES**

