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# 20 U.S.C. § 9548 - State defined

## Text

In this part, the term “State” means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 158, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1962.)