### Question
How does GENERAL PROVISIONS define State?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 4351*, **State** is defined as:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau (but only until the Compact of Free Association with Palau takes effect)

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 4351*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 55-EDUCATION OF THE DEAF > SUBCHAPTER II-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

