### Question
How is the "State" defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 5801* as follows -

> each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or federally recognized Indian tribes

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 5801*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 88-RESEARCH > SUBCHAPTER I-SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION**

