### Question
How does ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE define non-Federal agency?


### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 552a*, **non-Federal agency** is defined as:

> any State or local government, or agency thereof, which receives records contained in a system of records from a source agency for use in a matching program

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
  - Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**

