5 U.S.C. § 3371 — Definitions

a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and a territory or possession of the United States; and

an instrumentality or authority of a State or States as defined in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (1) and a Federal-State authority or instrumentality;

any political subdivision, instrumentality, or authority of a State or States as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1);

any general or special purpose agency of such a political subdivision, instrumentality, or authority; and

any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and includes any tribal organization as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act;

a national, regional, State-wide, area-wide, or metropolitan organization representing member State or local governments;

an association of State or local public officials;

a nonprofit organization which has as one of its principal functions the offering of professional advisory, research, educational, or development services, or related services, to governments or universities concerned with public management; or

a federally funded research and development center.