{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-104","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 104","heading":"Independent establishment","body":"For the purpose of this title, “independent establishment” means—(1) an establishment in the executive branch (other than the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission) which is not an Executive department, military department, Government corporation, or part thereof, or part of an independent establishment; and (2) the Government Accountability Office.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"586c4d84195d1086a13734e001748f101b74aba26a0709c1615f831d53de0485","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-103","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}