### Question
How is the "United States" defined?


### Answer
The term **United States** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 291b* as follows -

> (but only for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2)) the fifty States and the District of Columbia

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 291b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER IV-CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES > Part A-Grants and Loans for Construction and Modernization of Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities**

