### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 12103*:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 12103*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 126-EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES**

