2017 US Code
Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees
Part III - Employees
Subpart D - Pay and Allowances
Chapter 57 - Travel, Transportation, and Subsistence
Subchapter II - Travel and Transportation Expenses; New Appointees, Student Trainees, and Transferred Employees
Sec. 5721 - Definitions
| 5 U.S.C. § 5721 (2017) |
| §5721. Definitions |
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For the purpose of this subchapter— (1) "agency" means— (A) an Executive agency; (B) a military department; (C) a court of the United States; (D) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; (E) the Library of Congress; (F) the Botanic Garden; (G) the Architect of the Capitol; (H) the Government Publishing Office; and (I) the government of the District of Columbia; but does not include a Government controlled corporation; (2) "employee" means an individual employed in or under an agency; (3) "continental United States" means the several States and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii; (4) "Government" means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia; (5) "appropriation" includes funds made available by statute under section 9104 of title 31; (6) "United States" means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the territories and possessions of the United States, and the areas and installations in the Republic of Panama that are made available to the United States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements (as described in section 3(a) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979); and (7) "Foreign Service of the United States" means the Foreign Service as constituted under the Foreign Service Act of 1980. |
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(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 500; Pub. L. 97–258, §3(a)(14), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1063; Pub. L. 105–264, §6(1), Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2356; Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, §1303(a), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2242; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, §1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.) |
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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
The section is based on sections 18 and 19 of the Act of Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, 60 Stat. 811, 812. Sections 18 and 19 of the Act of Aug. 2, 1946, are omitted from this title and transferred to other titles of the United States Code since such sections apply also to sections 9, 11, and 16(a) of the Act of Aug. 2, 1946, which sections appear in titles 31 and 41 of the United States Code. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report. REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 3(a) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979, referred to in par. (6), is classified to section 3602(a) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. The Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in par. (7), is Pub. L. 96–465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071, which is classified principally to chapter 52 (§3901 et seq.) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3901 of Title 22 and Tables. AMENDMENTS2007—Par. (1)(G) to (I). Pub. L. 110–161 added subpar. (G) and redesignated former subpars. (G) and (H) as (H) and (I), respectively. 1998—Pars. (6), (7). Pub. L. 105–264 added pars. (6) and (7). 1982—Par. (5). Pub. L. 97–258 substituted "section 9104" for "section 849". CHANGE OF NAME"Government Publishing Office" substituted for "Government Printing Office" in par. (1)(H) on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES |
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| Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES PART III - EMPLOYEES Subpart D - Pay and Allowances CHAPTER 57 - TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE SUBCHAPTER II - TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES; NEW APPOINTEES, STUDENT TRAINEES, AND TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES Sec. 5721 - Definitions |
| section 5721 |
| 2017 |
| January 12, 2018 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 60 Stat. 811 80 Stat. 500 94 Stat. 2071 96 Stat. 1063 112 Stat. 2356 121 Stat. 2242 128 Stat. 2537 |
| Public Law 89-554, Public Law 96-465, Public Law 97-258, Public Law 105-264, Public Law 110-161, Public Law 113-235 |
