### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 300j* as the following:

> a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 300j*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU > SUBCHAPTER XII-SAFETY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS > Part E-General Provisions**

