### Question
Can you define what territories of the United States means?


### Answer
**Territories of the United States** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 300x*:

> each of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 300x*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU > SUBCHAPTER XVII-BLOCK GRANTS > Part B-Block Grants Regarding Mental Health and Substance Abuse > subpart iii-general provisions**

