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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 8202* as follows -

> each of the several States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 8202*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 101-NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS**

