### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *40 U.S.C. § 549*:

> a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa

#### Citation:
  - *40 U.S.C. § 549*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE I-FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES > CHAPTER 5-PROPERTY MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-DISPOSING OF PROPERTY**

