### Question
How is the term mandated foreign national severance pay defined?


### Answer
The term **mandated foreign national severance pay** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 3744* as the following:

> severance pay paid by a contractor to a foreign national employee the payment of which by the contractor is required in order to comply with a law that is generally applicable to a significant number of businesses in the country in which the foreign national receiving the payment performed services under the contract

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 3744*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART V-ACQUISITION > Subpart D-General Contracting Requirements > CHAPTER 273-ALLOWABLE COSTS > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL**

