### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 14137* as the following:

> any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 14137*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 136-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER IX-STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT > Part A-DNA Identification**

