### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 3902* as the following:

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

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 3902*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 52-EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY**

