CFR > Title 21 - Food and Drugs > CHAPTER III—OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY > PART 1404—GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) > SUBPART I—Definitions (§1404.900 to §1404.1020) > 1404.1005—State.

1404.1005—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.