5 U.S.C. § 5721 — Definitions

submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-554 to r/title-5-GOVERNMENT-ORGANIZATION-AND-EMPLOYEES · 226 words · no verdicts yet

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For the purpose of this subchapter—

(1)

“agency” means—

(A)

an Executive agency;

(B)

a military department;

(C)

a court of the United States;

(D)

the Administrative Office of the United States Courts;

(E)

the Library of Congress;

(F)

the Botanic Garden;

(G)

the Architect of the Capitol;

(H)

the Government Publishing Office; and

(I)

the government of the District of Columbia;

but does not include a Government controlled corporation;

(2)

“employee” means an individual employed in or under an agency;

(3)

“continental United States” means the several States and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii;

(4)

“Government” means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia;

(5)

“appropriation” includes funds made available by statute under section 9104 of title 31;

(6)

“United States” means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the territories and possessions of the United States, and the areas and installations in the Republic of Panama that are made available to the United States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements (as described in section 3(a) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979); and

(7)

“Foreign Service of the United States” means the Foreign Service as constituted under the Foreign Service Act of 1980.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 500; Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(a)(14), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1063; Pub. L. 105–264, § 6(1), Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2356; Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1303(a), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2242; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-554 · 80 Stat. 500
1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-258 · 96 Stat. 1063
1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-264 · 112 Stat. 2356
2007Amended · Pub. L. 110-161 · 121 Stat. 2242
2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-235 · 128 Stat. 2537

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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