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5 U.S.C. § 5921

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For the purpose of this subchapter—
  1. (1)“Government” means the Government of the United States;
  2. (2)“agency” means an Executive agency and the Library of Congress, but does not include a Government controlled corporation;
  3. (3)“employee” means an employee in or under an agency and more specifically defined by regulations prescribed by the President;
  4. (4)“United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means the several States and the District of Columbia;
  5. (5)“continental United States” means the several States and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii; and
  6. (6)“foreign area” means—
    1. (A)the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and
    2. (B)any other area outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and territories and possessions of the United States.