### Question
What is the definition of outlying area?


### Answer
The definition of **outlying area** is as follows in *29 U.S.C. § 3052*:

> the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 3052*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 31-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES > SUBCHAPTER III-ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISMS**

