Federal agency
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 414 U.S. 614 - Christian v. New York State Department of Labor · 1974Most cited · 113 citing opinions
any department, agency, or governmental body of the United States, including any instrumentality wholly or partially owned by the United States, employing individuals in Federal civilian service.
United States Code
5 U.S.C. § 1501 — in this section
“Federal agency” means an Executive agency or other agency of the United States, but does not include a member bank of the Federal Reserve System; and
5 U.S.C. § 3371 — in this section (3 versions over time)
“Federal agency” means an Executive agency, military department, a court of the United States, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Library of Congress, the Botanic Garden, the Government Publishing Office, the Congressional Budget Office, the United States Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Office of Technology Assessment, and such other similar agencies of the legislative and judicial branches as determined appropriate by the Office of Personnel Management; and
5 U.S.C. § 804 — for purposes of this chapter
The term “Federal agency” means any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1).
5 U.S.C. § 401 — in this chapter (2 versions over time)
The term “Federal agency” means an agency as defined in section 552(f) of this title (including an establishment as defined in paragraph (1)), but shall not be construed to include the Government Accountability Office.
6 U.S.C. § 464 — in this section (4 versions over time)
The term “Federal agency” means—
(A) an Executive Department as defined in section 101 of title 5;
(B) an independent establishment as defined in section 104 of title 5;
(C) a Government corporation as defined in section 9101 of title 31;
(D) the Government Printing Office;
(E) the United States Capitol Police;
(F) the United States Supreme Court Police; and
(G) Government agencies with law enforcement related duties.
6 U.S.C. § 677a — for the purposes of this part (2 versions over time)
The term “Federal agency” has the meaning given the term “agency” in section 3502 of title 44.
7 U.S.C. § 2132 — in this chapter (4 versions over time)
The term “Federal agency” means an Executive agency as such term is defined in section 105 of title 5, and with respect to any research facility means the agency from which the research facility receives a Federal award for the conduct of research, experimentation, or testing, involving the use of animals.
7 U.S.C. § 2814 — as used in this section
The term “Federal agency” means a department, agency, or bureau of the Federal Government responsible for administering or managing Federal lands under its jurisdiction.