### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *50 U.S.C. § 3517* as the following:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 3517*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 46-CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY**

