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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 3722* as follows -

> one of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 3722*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 63-TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION**

