### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 5609*:

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 5609*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 76-NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION**

