### Question
Can you define what department” means a unit of the executive branch of the Federal Government which is headed by a member of the President's Cabinet and the term “agency means?


### Answer
**Department” means a unit of the executive branch of the Federal Government which is headed by a member of the President's Cabinet and the term “agency** is defined as the following in *43 U.S.C. § 1702*:

> a unit of the executive branch of the Federal Government which is not under the jurisdiction of a head of a department

#### Citation:
  - *43 U.S.C. § 1702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 34-TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

