5 U.S.C. § 5561
Section 5561 · Definitions
Current version, with additions and removals from the September 6, 1966 version.
For the purpose of this subchapter—
For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) “agency” means an Executive agency and a military department;
(1) “agency” means an Executive agency and a military department;
(2) “employee” means an employee in or under an agency who is a citizen or national of the United States or an alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence, but does not include a part-time or intermittent employee or native labor casually hired on an hourly or daily basis. However, such an employee who enters a status listed in paragraph (5)(A)–(E) of this section—
(2) “employee” means an employee in or under an agency who is a citizen or national of the United States or an alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence, but does not include a part-time or intermittent employee or native labor casually hired on an hourly or daily basis. However, such an employee who enters a status listed in paragraph (5)(A)–(E) of this section—
(A) inside the continental United States; or
(A) inside the continental United States; or
(B) who is a resident at or in the vicinity of his place of employment in a territory or possession of the United States or in a foreign country and who was not living there solely as a result of his employment;
(B) who is a resident at or in the vicinity of his place of employment in a territory or possession of the United States or in a foreign country and who was not living there solely as a result of his employment;
is an employee for the purpose of this subchapter only on a determination by the head of the agency concerned that this status is the proximate result of employment by the agency;
is an employee for the purpose of this subchapter only on a determination by the head of the agency concerned that this status is the proximate result of employment by the agency;
(3) “dependent” means—
(3) “dependent” means—
(A) a wife;
(A) a wife;
(B) an unmarried child (including an unmarried dependent stepchild or adopted child) under 21 years of age;
(B) an unmarried child (including an unmarried dependent stepchild or adopted child) under 21 years of age;
(C) a dependent mother or father;
(C) a dependent mother or father;
(D) a dependent designated in official records; and
(D) a dependent designated in official records; and
(E) an individual determined to be dependent by the head of the agency concerned or his designee;
(E) an individual determined to be dependent by the head of the agency concerned or his designee;
(4) “active service” means active Federal service by an employee;
(4) “active service” means active Federal service by an employee;
(5) “missing status” means the status of an employee who is in active service and is officially carried or determined to be absent in a status of—
(5) “missing status” means the status of an employee who is in active service and is officially carried or determined to be absent in a status of—
(A) missing;
(A) missing;
(B) missing in action;
(B) missing in action;
(C) interned in a foreign country;
(C) interned in a foreign country;
(D) captured, beleaguered, or besieged by a hostile force; or
(D) captured, beleaguered, or besieged by a hostile force; or
(E) detained in a foreign country against his will;
(E) detained in a foreign country against his will;
but does not include the status of an employee for a period during which he is officially determined to be absent from his post of duty without authority; and
but does not include the status of an employee for a period during which he is officially determined to be absent from his post of duty without authority; and
(6) “pay and allowances” means—
(6) “pay and allowances” means—
(A) basic pay;
(A) basic pay;
(B) special pay;
(B) special pay;
(C) incentive pay;
(C) incentive pay;
(E) basic allowance for subsistence; and
(E) basic allowance for subsistence; and
(F) station per diem allowances for not more than 90 days.
(F) station per diem allowances for not more than 90 days.