### Question
How does the law define Federal agency?


### Answer
Under *15 U.S.C. § 638*, **Federal agency** is defined as:

> an executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5 or a military department as defined in section 102 of such title, except that it does not include any agency within the Intelligence Community (as the term is defined in section 3.4(f) of Executive Order 12333 or its successor orders)

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 638*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14A-AID TO SMALL BUSINESS**

