---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1471.1005"
title: "29"
number: "1471.1005"
heading: "State."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1471.1005"
---

# §1471.1005. State.

- (a) **State—** means—
  - (1) Any of the states of the United States;
  - (2) The District of Columbia;
  - (3) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
  - (4) Any territory or possession of the United States; or
  - (5) **Any agency or instrumentality of a state.**
- (b) For purposes of this part, State does not include institutions of higher education, hospitals, or units of local government.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: E.O. 12549 ,3 CFR 1986 Comp., p. 189; E.O. 12698, 3 CFR 1989 Comp., p. 235; sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); 29 U.S.C. 175a.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66544, 66603, 66604, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.