### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 4008* as the following:

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the United States, and any Indian tribe

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 4008*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 53-HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HYPOXIA RESEARCH AND CONTROL**

