20 USC § 9548 - State defined

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title: "20 USC § 9548 - State defined"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "9548"
section_name: "State defined"
chapter_number: 76
chapter_name: "EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, EVALUATION, INFORMATION, AND DISSEMINATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "National Center for Education Statistics"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 158, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1962.)"
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# § 9548. State defined

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

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