### Question
How is the term designated database provider defined?


### Answer
The term **designated database provider** is defined in *4 U.S.C. § 124* as the following:

> a corporation, association, or other entity representing all the political subdivisions of a State that is—


(A) responsible for providing an electronic database prescribed in section 119(a) if the State has not provided such electronic database

#### Citation:
  - *4 U.S.C. § 124*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-THE STATES**

