### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 6065* as the following:

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 6065*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 75-PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES > SUBCHAPTER IV-UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAMS**

