### Question
How is the term State law defined?


### Answer
The term **State law** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 2714* as the following:

> the law of a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2714*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

