### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 1401*:

> any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Palau (until the Compact of Free Association with Palau takes effect pursuant to section 1931(a) of title 48)

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1401*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 33-EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

