### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 6701* as the following:

> any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 6701*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 93-INSURANCE**

