### Question
How is the "State" defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 9902* as follows -

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

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 9902*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 106-COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM**

