### Question
How does GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS define State?


### Answer
Under *51 U.S.C. § 20146*, **State** is defined as:

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

#### Citation:
  - *51 U.S.C. § 20146*
  - Heading: **Subtitle II-General Program and Policy Provisions > CHAPTER 201-NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER III-GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS**

