### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 1401* as the following:

> any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Palau (until the Compact of Free Association with Palau takes effect pursuant to section 1931(a) of title 48)

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1401*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 33-EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

