### Question
How does the law define United States?


### Answer
Under *16 U.S.C. § 4903*, **United States** is defined as:

> the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 4903*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION**

