### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *34 U.S.C. § 20708*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 20708*
  - Heading: **Subtitle II-Protection of Children and Other Persons > CHAPTER 207-COMBATING DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS**

