### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 7102* as the following:

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and territories and possessions of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 7102*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 78-TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION**

