51 U.S.C. § 30308 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 51. National and Commercial Space Programs § 30308. Cost effectiveness calculations

(1) Commercial provider.--The term “commercial provider” means any person providing space transportation services or other space-related activities, the primary control of which is held by persons other than a Federal, State, local, or foreign government.

(2) State.--The term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.