### Question
How does GENERAL PROVISIONS define outlying area?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 8801*, **outlying area** is defined as:

> the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for the purpose of section 6331 of this title and any other discretionary grant program under this chapter, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 8801*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES > SUBCHAPTER XIV-GENERAL PROVISIONS > Part A-Definitions**

