### Question
What does United States mean?


### Answer
**United States** has the following meaning in *6 U.S.C. § 1111*:

> the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 1111*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-TRANSPORTATION SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER II-TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS**

