### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *15 U.S.C. § 648*:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 648*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14A-AID TO SMALL BUSINESS**

