### Question
How is the term security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense defined?


### Answer
The term **security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 301* as the following:

> any program, activity (including an exercise), or interaction of the Department of Defense with the security establishment of a foreign country to achieve a purpose as follows:


(A) To build and develop allied and friendly security capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 301*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART I-ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS > CHAPTER 16-SECURITY COOPERATION > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL MATTERS**

