### Question
How does PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION AND SPREAD OF CONTAGION define United States?


### Answer
Under *21 U.S.C. § 136a*, **United States** is defined as:

> the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and all other territories and possessions of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *21 U.S.C. § 136a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-ANIMALS, MEATS, AND MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS > SUBCHAPTER III-PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION AND SPREAD OF CONTAGION**

