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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 3743* as follows -

> any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, or American Samoa

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3743*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 57A-PARTNERSHIPS FOR WILDLIFE**

