### Question
How is the "incentive payments" defined?


### Answer
The term **incentive payments** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 2779a* as follows -

> direct monetary compensation made by a United States supplier of defense articles or defense services or by any employee, agent or subcontractor thereof to any other United States person to induce or persuade that United States person to purchase or acquire goods or services produced, manufactured, grown, or extracted, in whole or in part, in the foreign country which is purchasing those defense articles or services from the United States supplier

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2779a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 39-ARMS EXPORT CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER III-MILITARY EXPORT CONTROLS**

