. . . . . . . . . . "L. 109???304, ??15(2)(A), struck out par. (36) which read as follows: ??? ???State??? means a State of the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.??? See section 112 of this title." . . . . .