Federal entity
Defined in 6 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
Federal entity.—The term "Federal entity" means any Government corporation (within the meaning of section 103(1) of this title), any Government controlled corporation (within the meaning of section 103(2) of this title), or any other entity in the executive branch of the Government, or any independent regulatory agency, but does not include—
(A) an establishment (as defined under section 401 of this title) or part of an establishment;
(B) a designated Federal entity (as defined under paragraph (1) of this subsection) or part of a designated Federal entity;
(C) the Executive Office of the President;
(D) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(E) the Government Accountability Office; or
(F) any entity in the judicial or legislative branches of the Government, including the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol.
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- 2022–20265 U.S.C. § 415Government Organization and Employees · Requirements for Federal entities and designated Federal entities · in this section
For purposes of this section, the term "Federal entity" means any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government that utilizes a Government station license obtained under section 305 of the 1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 305).
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- 1997–present47 U.S.C. § 923Telecommunications · Identification of reallocable frequencies · for purposes of this section
The term “Federal entity” has the meaning given the term in section 1501 of this title.
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- 2022–present6 U.S.C. § 681Domestic Security · Definitions · in this part
The term “Federal entity” has the meaning given the term in section 923(l) of this title.
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- 2018–present47 U.S.C. § 1501Telecommunications · Definitions · in this chapter
The term "Federal entity" means a department or agency of the United States or any component of such department or agency.
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- 2015–present6 U.S.C. § 1501Domestic Security · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “Federal entity” means any Government corporation (within the meaning of section 103(1) of this title), any Government controlled corporation (within the meaning of section 103(2) of this title), or any other entity in the executive branch of the Government, or any independent regulatory agency, but does not include—
(A) an establishment (as defined under section 401 of this title) or part of an establishment;
(B) a designated Federal entity (as defined under paragraph (1) of this subsection) or part of a designated Federal entity;
(C) the Executive Office of the President;
(D) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(E) the Government Accountability Office; or
(F) any entity in the judicial or legislative branches of the Government, including the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol.
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- 2026–present5 U.S.C. § 415Government Organization and Employees · Requirements for Federal entities and designated Federal entities · in this section
The terms “cybersecurity threat”, “cyber threat indicator”, “defensive measure”, “Federal entity”, “non-Federal entity”, and “private entity” have the meanings given such terms in section 1501 of this title.
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- 2015–present6 U.S.C. § 1533Domestic Security · Improving cybersecurity in the health care industry · in this section