### Question
How is the term overseas military dependent child defined?


### Answer
The term **overseas military dependent child** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 9101* as the following:

> a child whose habitual residence is the United States according to United States law even though the child is residing outside the United States with a military parent

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 9101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 98-INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN**

