definition of state

definition of state Sec. 905. (a) Section 2(f) is amended to read as follows: “(f) Except as provided in sections 314(g)(4)(B), 318(c)(1), 331(h)(3), 355(5), 361(d), 701(9), 1002(c), 1201(2), 1401(13), 1531(1), and 1633(1), the term ‘State’ includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.” (b) (1) Sections 314(g)(4)(B), 355(5), 1002(c), 1201(2), 1401 (13), and 1633(1) are amended by inserting “the Northern Mariana Islands,” immediately after “Puerto Rico,” in each such section. (2) Section 318(c)(1) is amended by inserting “the Northern Mariana Islands,” immediately after “American Samoa,”.