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5 U.S.C. § 4501

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For the purpose of this subchapter—
  1. (1)“agency” means—but does not include—
    1. (A)an Executive agency;
    2. (B)the Library of Congress;
    3. (C)the Office of the Architect of the Capitol;
    4. (D)the Botanic Garden;
    5. (E)the Government Publishing Office;
    6. (F)the government of the District of Columbia; and
    7. (G)the United States Sentencing Commission;
    8. (i)the Tennessee Valley Authority; or
    9. (ii)the Central Bank for Cooperatives;
  2. (2)“employee” means—
    1. (A)an employee as defined by section 2105; and
    2. (B)an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia; and
  3. (3)“Government” means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia.