5 U.S.C. § 7531 — Definitions

submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-554 to r/title-5-GOVERNMENT-ORGANIZATION-AND-EMPLOYEES · 87 words · no verdicts yet

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This section defines "agency" for this part of the law. It lists specific departments and lets the President add others when national security requires it. The President must report any new agency to Congress's Armed Services Committees.

"Agency," for this subchapter, means: the Department of State; the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice; the Department of Defense; a military department; the Coast Guard; the Atomic Energy Commission; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and any other federal agency the President names, when doing so serves national security. If the President names a new agency, the President must report that choice to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees.

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For the purpose of this subchapter, “agency” means—

(1)

the Department of State;

(2)

the Department of Commerce;

(3)

the Department of Justice;

(4)

the Department of Defense;

(5)

a military department;

(6)

the Coast Guard;

(7)

the Atomic Energy Commission;

(8)

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and

(9)

such other agency of the Government of the United States as the President designates in the best interests of national security.

The President shall report any designation to the Committees on the Armed Services of the Congress.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 528.)

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1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-554 · 80 Stat. 528

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