Nothing in this subchapter requires any State to engage in or accept any program under this subchapter without the consent of the State.

Terms Used In 7 USC 2009bb-9

  • State: shall include each of the several States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and, to the extent the Secretary determines it to be feasible and appropriate, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. See 7 USC 1991