5 U.S.C. § 5701 — Definitions
submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-554 to r/title-5-GOVERNMENT-ORGANIZATION-AND-EMPLOYEES · 207 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines terms used in the travel-expense subchapter.
Unless section 5707(d) says otherwise, for this subchapter: (1) “Agency” means (A) an Executive agency, (B) a military department, (C) a legislative-branch office, agency, or establishment, (D) a judicial-branch office, agency, or establishment, or (E) the District of Columbia government. It does not include (i) a Government-controlled corporation, (ii) a Member of Congress, or (iii) an office or committee of either House or both Houses. (2) “Employee” means a person employed in or under an agency, including an intermittent expert or consultant paid daily when actually employed and a person serving without pay or for $1 a year. (3) “Subsistence” means lodging, meals, and other necessary personal-support and comfort expenses of a traveler. (4) “Per diem allowance” means a daily payment instead of actual subsistence expenses and porters’ and stewards’ fees or tips. (5) “Government” means the United States Government and District of Columbia government. (6) “Continental United States” means the States and District of Columbia, but not Alaska or Hawaii.
Except as otherwise provided in section 5707(d),1 for the purpose of this subchapter—
“agency” means—
an Executive agency;
a military department;
an office, agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch;
an office, agency, or other establishment in the judicial branch; and
the government of the District of Columbia;
but does not include—
a Government controlled corporation;
a Member of Congress; or
an office or committee of either House of Congress or of the two Houses;
“employee” means an individual employed in or under an agency including an individual employed intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis and an individual serving without pay or at $1 a year;
“subsistence” means lodging, meals, and other necessary expenses for the personal sustenance and comfort of the traveler;
“per diem allowance” means a daily payment instead of actual expenses for subsistence and fees or tips to porters and stewards;
“Government” means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia; and
“continental United States” means the several States and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 498; Pub. L. 94–22, § 2(a), May 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 99–234, title I, § 101, Jan. 2, 1986, 99 Stat. 1756; Pub. L. 101–391, § 5(a)(2), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 751.)
- 1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-554 · 80 Stat. 498
- 1975Amended · Pub. L. 94-22 · 89 Stat. 84
- 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-234 · 99 Stat. 1756
- 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-391 · 104 Stat. 751
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-554 on 1966-09-06.
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