### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 3103* as the following:

> any one of the fifty States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the District of Columbia

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 3103*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 64-AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING > SUBCHAPTER I-FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS**

