When used in this chapter, the term—
(1) “Agency” means the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) “Director” means the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
(3) “Government agency” means any executive department, commission, council, independent establishment, corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United States, board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment, in the executive branch of the Government.
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When used in this chapter, the term—
(1) “Agency” means the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) “Director” means the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
(3) “Government agency” means any executive department, commission, council, independent establishment, corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United States, board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment, in the executive branch of the Government.
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§ 3501. Definitions
When used in this chapter, the term—
(1) ‘‘Agency’’ means the Central Intelligence
Agency;
(2) ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency; and
(3) ‘‘Government agency’’ means any execu-
tive department, commission, council, inde-
pendent establishment, corporation wholly or
partly owned by the United States which is an
instrumentality of the United States, board,
bureau, division, service, office, officer, au-
thority, administration, or other establish-
ment, in the executive branch of the Govern-
ment.
(June 20, 1949, ch. 227, § 1, 63 Stat. 208; Pub. L.
86–707, title V, § 511(a)(3), (c)(1), Sept. 6, 1960, 74
Stat. 800, 801; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1077, Dec.
17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3695.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 403a of this
title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering
as this section.
AMENDMENTS
2004—Pub. L. 108–458 redesignated subsecs. (a) to (c)
as pars. (1) to (3), respectively, and amended par. (2)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows:
‘‘ ‘Director’ means the Director of Central Intel-
ligence;’’.
1960—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86–707, § 511(c)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘Government.’’ for ‘‘Government; and’’.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 86–707, § 511(a)(3), repealed subsec.
(d) which defined ‘‘continental United States’’. See sec-
tion 5921 of Title 5, Government Organization and Em-
ployees.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2004 AMENDMENT
For Determination by President that amendment by
Pub. L. 108–458 take effect on Apr. 21, 2005, see Memo-
randum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005,
70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under section 3001 of this
title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 108–458 effective