### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 1397g*:

> each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1397g*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XX-BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND ELDER JUSTICE > Division A-Block Grants to States for Social Services**

