### Question
How is the term United States firm defined?


### Answer
The term **United States firm** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 4852* as the following:

> a business entity that performs substantially all of its manufacturing, production, and research and development activities in the United States

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 4852*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART V-ACQUISITION > Subpart I-Defense Industrial Base > CHAPTER 385-OTHER TECHNOLOGY BASE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER I-DEFENSE TRADE RECIPROCITY AND OFFSET POLICY**

