### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *15 U.S.C. § 2642*:

> a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 2642*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 53-TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE**

