5 USC 5701 - Definitions

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§ 5701.

Definitions

Except as otherwise provided in section 5707(d),1

 See References in Text note below.

for the purpose of this subchapter—

(1)

“agency” means—

(A)

an Executive agency;

(B)

a military department;

(C)

an office, agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch;

(D)

an office, agency, or other establishment in the judicial branch; and

(E)

the government of the District of Columbia;

but does not include—

(i)

a Government controlled corporation;

(ii)

a Member of Congress; or

(iii)

an office or committee of either House of Congress or of the two Houses;

(2)

“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;

(3)

“subsistence” means lodging, meals, and other necessary expenses for the personal sustenance and comfort of the traveler;

(4)

“per diem allowance” means a daily payment instead of actual expenses for subsistence and fees or tips to porters and stewards;

(5)

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

(6)

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

(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.)

cite as: 5 USC 5701