### Question
How is the term territory of the United States defined?


### Answer
The term **territory of the United States** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 300ff* as the following:

> the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 300ff*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU > SUBCHAPTER XXIV-HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM > Part B-Care Grant Program**

