### Question
How does PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE define State?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 280i*, **State** is defined as:

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

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 280i*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER II-GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES > Part R-Programs Relating to Autism**

