United States Code Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

§ 5921. Definitions

§ 5921.

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.