### Question
Can you define what participating foreign countries means?


### Answer
**Participating foreign countries** is defined as the following in *22 U.S.C. § 2103*:

> those foreign countries which cooperate with the United States in carrying out the purposes of this section

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2103*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 30-INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH**

