### Question
What does outlying area mean?


### Answer
**Outlying area** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 1401*:

> the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1401*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 33-EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

