### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 4010* as the following:

> a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 4010*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART V-ACQUISITION > Subpart E-Research and Engineering > CHAPTER 301-RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING GENERALLY > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL**

