### Question
Can you define what State means?


### Answer
**State** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 5106g*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5106g*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 67-CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROGRAM**

