Statute · United States Code
18 U.S.C. § 6 — Department and agency defined
18 U.S.C. § 6
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-10-22
As used in this title: The term “department” means one of the executive departments enumerated in section 1 of Title 5, unless the context shows that such term was intended to describe the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the government. The term “agency” includes any department, independent establishment, commission, administration, authority, board or bureau of the United States or any corporation in which the United States has a proprietary interest, unless the context shows that such term was intended to be used in a more limited sense.
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18 U.S.C. § 6 — Department and agency defined is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
As used in this title: The term “department” means one of the executive departments enumerated in section 1 of Title 5, unless the context shows that such term was intended to describe the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the government. The term “agency” includes any department, independent establishment, commission, administration, authority, board or bureau of the United States or any corporation in which the United States has a proprietary interest, unless the context shows that such term was intended to be used in a more limited sense.