5 U.S.C. § 3701
Section 3701 · Definitions
Viewing 5 U.S.C. § 3701 as in effect on December 17, 2002. The text changed in 1 later edition (most recent July 7, 2004).
View current version →For purposes of this chapter—
(1) the term “agency” means an Executive agency, but does not include the General Accounting Office; and
(2) the term “detail” means—
(A) the assignment or loan of an employee of an agency to a private sector organization without a change of position from the agency that employs the individual, or
(B) the assignment or loan of an employee of a private sector organization to an agency without a change of position from the private sector organization that employs the individual,
whichever is appropriate in the context in which such term is used.
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Effective Date
Chapter effective 120 days after Dec. 17, 2002, see section 402(a) of Pub. L. 107–347, set out as a note under section 3601 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.