### Question
How is the term executive agency defined?


### Answer
The term **executive agency** is defined in *40 U.S.C. § 612* as the following:

> any executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government including any wholly owned Government corporation and including (A) the Central-Bank for Cooperatives and the regional banks for cooperatives, (B) Federal land banks, (C) Federal intermediate credit banks, [(D) Repealed

#### Citation:
  - *40 U.S.C. § 612*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS**

