### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 1472*:

> the States of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territories of the Pacific, and any other possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1472*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 8-LOW-INCOME HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER III-FARM HOUSING**

