### Question
How does FOREIGN ASSISTANCE define overseas contingency operation?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 2421f*, **overseas contingency operation** is defined as:

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

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2421f*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32-FOREIGN ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER III-GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > Part III-Miscellaneous Provisions**

