### Question
What does indigenous nongovernmental organization mean?


### Answer
**Indigenous nongovernmental organization** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 1732*:

> an organization that operates under the laws of the recipient country, or that has its principal place of activity in such country, and that works at the local level to solve development problems in the foreign country in which it is located, except that the term does not include an organization that is primarily an agent or instrumentality of the foreign government

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1732*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 40-HALOGETON GLOMERATUS CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER IV-GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS**

