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5 U.S. Code § 5921: Definitions

5 U.S. Code § 5921

5.U.S. Code § 5921 is about Definitions. It is under Subchapter III (Overseas Differentials And Allowances) of Chapter 59 (Allowances) of Subpart D (Pay and Allowances) of Part III (Employees) of Title 5 (Government Organizations and Employees) of the Code.

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.

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