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


### Answer
The term **territory** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 701* as follows -

> Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 701*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER V-MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT**

