### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *15 U.S.C. § 3722*:

> one of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 3722*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 63-TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION**

