### Question
What is the definition of nongovernmental organization?


### Answer
The definition of **nongovernmental organization** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 1732*:

> an organization that works at the local level to solve development problems in a foreign country in which the organization is located, except that the term does not include an organization that is primarily an agency or instrumentality of the government of the foreign country

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1732*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 40-HALOGETON GLOMERATUS CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER IV-GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS**

