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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 9859* as follows -

> any 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, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 9859*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 105-COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER II&ndash;C-CHILD CARE SAFETY AND HEALTH GRANTS**

