### Question
How does Local Crime Prevention Block Grant Program define State?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 13758*, **State** is defined as:

> any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, except that American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as one State and that, for purposes of section 13754(a) of this title, 33 per centum of the amounts allocated shall be allocated to American Samoa, 50 per centum to Guam, and 17 per centum to the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 13758*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 136-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER II-CRIME PREVENTION > Part B-Local Crime Prevention Block Grant Program**

