### Question
How is the "legitimate business" defined?


### Answer
The term **legitimate business** is defined in *48 U.S.C. § 1806* as follows -

> a real, active, and operating commercial or entrepreneurial undertaking that the Secretary, in the Secretary's sole discretion, determines—


(aa) produces services or goods for profit, or is a governmental, charitable, or other validly recognized nonprofit entity

#### Citation:
  - *48 U.S.C. § 1806*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS > SUBCHAPTER I-APPROVAL OF COVENANT AND SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS**

