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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *34 U.S.C. § 21901* as follows -

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

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 21901*
  - Heading: **Subtitle II-Protection of Children and Other Persons > CHAPTER 219-ASHANTI ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK**

