5 U.S. Code § 4501
5.U.S. Code § 4501 is about Definitions. It is under Part 3 (Employees) Subpart C (Employee Performance) Subchapter 1 (Awards For Superior Accomplishments) Chapter 45 (Incentive Awards) of Title 5 (Government Organizations and Employees) of the Code.
For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1)“agency” means—
(A)an Executive agency;
(B)the Library of Congress;
(C)the Office of the Architect of the Capitol;
(D)the Botanic Garden;
(E)the Government Publishing Office;
(F)the government of the District of Columbia; and
(G)the United States Sentencing Commission;
but does not include—
(i)the Tennessee Valley Authority; or
(ii)the Central Bank for Cooperatives;
(2)“employee” means—
(A)an employee as defined by section 2105; and
(B)an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia; and
(3)“Government” means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia.
