### Question
How does GENERAL PROVISIONS define 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?


### Answer
Under *43 U.S.C. § 1702*, **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:

> 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 35-FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

