### Question
How does YEAR 2000 COMPUTER DATE CHANGE define State?


### Answer
Under *15 U.S.C. § 6602*, **State** is defined as:

> any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 6602*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 92-YEAR 2000 COMPUTER DATE CHANGE**

