### Question
How is the term IAEA safeguards defined?


### Answer
The term **IAEA safeguards** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 6305* as the following:

> the safeguards set forth in an agreement between a country and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as authorized by Article III(A)(5) of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 6305*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 72-NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION > SUBCHAPTER I-SANCTIONS FOR NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION**

