{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-5701","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 5701","heading":"Definitions","body":"Except as otherwise provided in section 5707(d), for the purpose of this subchapter—(1) “agency” means—(A) an Executive agency; (B) a military department; (C) an office, agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch; (D) an office, agency, or other establishment in the judicial branch; and (E) the government of the District of Columbia; but does not include— (i) a Government controlled corporation; (ii) a Member of Congress; or (iii) an office or committee of either House of Congress or of the two Houses; (2) “employee” means an individual employed in or under an agency including an individual employed intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis and an individual serving without pay or at $1 a year; (3) “subsistence” means lodging, meals, and other necessary expenses for the personal sustenance and comfort of the traveler; (4) “per diem allowance” means a daily payment instead of actual expenses for subsistence and fees or tips to porters and stewards; (5) “Government” means the Government of the United States and the government of the District of Columbia; and (6) “continental United States” means the several States and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 57—TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE"],"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":"bbaf2793d10100e9405941e65c15d496b6ef88b0c8529044e69b47be9f784fac","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-5597","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-5702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}