What is the difference between security assistance and security cooperation?

A group of programs authorized by federal statutes by which the United States provides defense articles, military training, and other defense-related services by grant, lease, loan, credit, or cash sales in furtherance of national policies and objectives, and those that are funded and authorized through the Department of State to be administered by Department of Defense/Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which are considered part of security cooperation.

A process, authorized by the Arms Export Control Act, through which eligible foreign governments and international organizations may purchase defense articles, services, and training from the United States Government.

Activities undertaken by the DoD to encourage and enable international partners to work with the United States to achieve strategic objectives. It includes all DoD interactions with foreign defense and security establishments, including all DoD-administered security assistance programs, that: build defense and security relationships that promote specific U.S. security interests, including all international armaments cooperation activities and security assistance activities; develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations; and provide U.S. forces with peacetime and contingency access to host nations.

Pursuant to 22 USC 2767, authorizes and facilitates the identification, advancement, and implementation of DoD's:

Cooperative research, development, testing, and evaluation of defense technologies, systems, or equipment;

Joint production, sustainment and follow-on development of defense articles; and

Procurement of foreign technology, equipment, systems or logistics support solutions that uniquely meet U.S. needs.

Any program, activity (including an exercise), or interaction of the Department of Defense with the security establishment of a partner or international organization to achieve a purpose as follows:

To build and develop allied and friendly security capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations.

To provide the armed forces with access to the partner or international organization during peacetime or a contingency operation.

To build relationships that promote specific United States security interests.

The state of law and order prevailing within a nation.

Official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government.