### Question
Can you define what rating agency means?


### Answer
**Rating agency** is defined as the following in *33 U.S.C. § 3901*:

> a credit rating agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in section 78c(a) of title 15)

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 3901*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 52-WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION**

