### Question
Can you define what agency means?


### Answer
**Agency** is defined as the following in *22 U.S.C. § 3643*:

> an Executive agency, the United States Postal Service, and the Smithsonian Institution

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 3643*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 50-INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION > SUBCHAPTER I-ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS > Part 2-Employees > subpart i-panama canal commission personnel**

