Except as otherwise provided in section 5707(d),11 See References in Text note below. for the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) “agency” means—
(A) an Executive agency;
(B) a military department;
(C) an office, agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch;
(D) an office, agency, or other establishment in the judicial branch; and
(E) the government of the District of Columbia;
but does not include—
(i) a Government controlled corporation;
(ii) a Member of Congress; or
(iii) an office or committee of either House of Congress or of the two Houses;
(2) “employee” means an individual employed in or under an agency including an individual employed intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis and an individual serving without pay or at $1 a year;
(3) “subsistence” means lodging, meals, and other necessary expenses for the personal sustenance and comfort of the traveler;
(4) “per diem allowance” means a daily payment instead of actual expenses for subsistence and fees or tips to porters and stewards;
(5) “Government” means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia; and
(6) “continental United States” means the several States and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii.
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Except as otherwise provided in section 5707(d),11 See References in Text note below. for the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) “agency” means—
(A) an Executive agency;
(B) a military department;
(C) an office, agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch;
(D) an office, agency, or other establishment in the judicial branch; and
(E) the government of the District of Columbia;
but does not include—
(i) a Government controlled corporation;
(ii) a Member of Congress; or
(iii) an office or committee of either House of Congress or of the two Houses;
(2) “employee” means an individual employed in or under an agency including an individual employed intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis and an individual serving without pay or at $1 a year;
(3) “subsistence” means lodging, meals, and other necessary expenses for the personal sustenance and comfort of the traveler;
(4) “per diem allowance” means a daily payment instead of actual expenses for subsistence and fees or tips to porters and stewards;
(5) “Government” means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia; and
(6) “continental United States” means the several States and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii.
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§ 5701. Definitions
Except as otherwise provided in section
5707(d),1 for the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) ‘‘agency’’ means—
(A) an Executive agency;
(B) a military department;
(C) an office, agency, or other establish-
ment in the legislative branch;
(D) an office, agency, or other establish-
ment in the judicial branch; and
(E) the government of the District of Co-
lumbia;
but does not include—
(i) a Government controlled corporation;
(ii) a Member of Congress; or
(iii) an office or committee of either House
of Congress or of the two Houses;
(2) ‘‘employee’’ means an individual em-
ployed in or under an agency including an in-
dividual employed intermittently in the Gov-
ernment service as an expert or consultant
and paid on a daily when-actually-employed
basis and an individual serving without pay or
at $1 a year;
(3) ‘‘subsistence’’ means lodging, meals, and
other necessary expenses for the personal sus-
tenance and comfort of the traveler;
(4) ‘‘per diem allowance’’ means a daily pay-
ment instead of actual expenses for subsist-
ence and fees or tips to porters and stewards;
(5) ‘‘Government’’ means the Government of
the United States and the government of the
District of Columbia; and
(6) ‘‘continental United States’’ means the
several States and the District of Columbia,
but does not include Alaska or Hawaii.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 498; Pub. L.
94–22, § 2(a), May 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 84; Pub. L.
99–234, title I, § 101, Jan. 2, 1986, 99 Stat. 1756;
Pub. L. 101–391, § 5(a)(2), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat.
751.)
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(1)–(5) ........
5 U.S.C. 835.
June 9, 1949, ch. 185, § 2, 63
Stat. 166.
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[Uncodified].
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