State.

State. Any of the several States of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any other territory or possession of the United States.

Source

7 CFR § 360.100


Scoping language

As used in this part, words in the singular form shall be deemed to import the plural and vice versa, as the case may require.

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