### Question
Can you define what State means?


### Answer
**State** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 15204*:

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 15204*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 145-PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR AND TRIBUTES**

