5 U.S.C. § 104 - Independent establishment

• Cite as: 5 U.S.C. § 104

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.

Cite as 5 U.S.C. § 104

Source: Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 379; Pub. L. 91-375, §6(c)(2), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 775; Pub. L. 108-271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 109-435, title VI, §604(b), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3241.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 8/1/2023

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

The section is supplied to avoid the necessity for defining "independent establishment" each time it is used in this title.

Certain agencies are not independent establishments under the definition since they are constituent agencies or parts of an independent establishment. However, these agencies would continue to be subject to the provisions of this title applicable to the independent establishment of which they are a constituent or part. Also, the definition does not expand or abridge any rights or authority possessed by these agencies as no substantive changes are intended, see section 7(a) of the bill.