### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 2021*:

> any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, the Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 2021*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 23-DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY > Division A-Atomic Energy > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

