Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 34 > Subtitle IV > Chapter 409 > Subchapter II - Focusing Federal Assistance On the Improvement of Relevant Records

• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7