### Question
What does overseas contingency operations mean?


### Answer
**Overseas contingency operations** has the following meaning in *41 U.S.C. § 1702*:

> military operations outside the United States and its territories and possessions that are a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10)

#### Citation:
  - *41 U.S.C. § 1702*
  - Heading: **Subtitle I-Federal Procurement Policy > Division B-Office of Federal Procurement Policy > CHAPTER 17-AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES**

