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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 3122* as follows -

> a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 3122*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT**

