{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-5521","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 5521","heading":"Definitions","body":"For the purpose of this subchapter—(1) “agency” means—(A) an Executive agency; (B) the judicial branch; (C) the Library of Congress; (D) the Government Publishing Office; and (E) the government of the District of Columbia; (2) “employee” means an individual employed in or under an agency; (3) “head of each agency” means—(A) the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts with respect to the judicial branch; and (B) the Mayor of the District of Columbia with respect to the government of the District of Columbia; and (4) “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means the several States and the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 55—PAY ADMINISTRATION"],"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":"6a5e3ee768544f76bb7249998cf1388ef9287488e7a8c99b3b2a5b51c7eba477","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-5520a","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-5522"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}