### Question
How does the law define agency?


### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 306*, **agency** is defined as:

> an Executive agency defined under section 105, but does not include the Central Intelligence Agency, the General Accounting Office, the Panama Canal Commission, the United States Postal Service, and the Postal Rate Commission

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 306*
  - Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 3-POWERS**

