5 U.S.C. § 5921 — Definitions

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For the purpose of this subchapter—

(1)

“Government” means the Government of the United States;

(2)

“agency” means an Executive agency and the Library of Congress, but does not include a Government controlled corporation;

(3)

“employee” means an employee in or under an agency and more specifically defined by regulations prescribed by the President;

(4)

“United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means the several States and the District of Columbia;

(5)

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

(6)

“foreign area” means—

(A)

the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and

(B)

any other area outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and territories and possessions of the United States.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 510.)

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