### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *34 U.S.C. § 10563* as the following:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, except that—


(1) for purposes of the allocation under this section, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as 1 State

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 10563*
  - Heading: **Subtitle I-Comprehensive Acts > CHAPTER 101-JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT > SUBCHAPTER XXVII-PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCES IMPROVEMENT GRANTS**

