### Question
How is the term guaranteeing agency defined?


### Answer
The term **guaranteeing agency** is defined in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 2152* as the following:

> a department or agency of the United States engaged in procurement for the national defense

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 2152*
  - Heading: **DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 > ACT SEPT. 8, 1950, CH. 932, 64 STAT. 798 > TITLE VII-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

