### Question
How is the "outlying area" defined?


### Answer
The term **outlying area** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 6331* as follows -

> the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6331*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER I-IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED > Part A-Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies > subpart 2-allocations**

