### Question
How does TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND EXPANDED USE define State?


### Answer
Under *34 U.S.C. § 40727*, **State** is defined as:

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

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 40727*
  - Heading: **Subtitle IV-Criminal Records and Information > CHAPTER 407-DNA IDENTIFICATION > SUBCHAPTER II-TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND EXPANDED USE**

