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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 4020* as follows -

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 4020*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 51-ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION BLOCK GRANT > SUBCHAPTER V-ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT**

