### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *18 U.S.C. § 4130*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 4130*
  - Heading: **PART III-PRISONS AND PRISONERS > CHAPTER 307-EMPLOYMENT**

