### Question
Can you define what major non-NATO ally means?


### Answer
**Major non-NATO ally** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 2350a*:

> a country (other than a member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) that is designated as a major non-NATO ally for purposes of this section by the Secretary of Defense with the concurrence of the Secretary of State

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2350a*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law     > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT   > CHAPTER 138-COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH NATO ALLIES AND OTHER COUNTRIES > SUBCHAPTER II-OTHER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS**

