### Question
How does the law define demarche?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 6304*, **demarche** is defined as:

> any official communication by one government to another, by written or oral means, intended by the originating government to express—


(A) a concern over a past, present, or possible future action or activity of the recipient government, or of a person within the jurisdiction of that government, contributing to the global spread of unsafeguarded special nuclear material or of nuclear explosive devices

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 6304*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 72-NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION > SUBCHAPTER I-SANCTIONS FOR NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION**

