### Question
Can you define what State means?


### Answer
**State** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 6903*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 6903*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 81-ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

