### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 6603* as the following:

> each of the several States of the United 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:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 6603*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 92-YEAR 2000 COMPUTER DATE CHANGE**

