The term "State" means the States of the Union, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
7 U.S.C. § 349
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1986- Pub. L. 99-396 amended section generally, expanding definition of "State" to include the Northern Mariana Islands.1972- Pub. L. 92-318 inserted reference to Virgin Islands and Guam.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 92-318 effective after June 30, 1970, see section 506(n) of Pub. L. 92-318 set out as a note under section 326a of this title.