### Question
Can you define what agency means?


### Answer
**Agency** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 5372b*:

> an Executive agency, as defined by section 105, but does not include the General Accounting Office

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 5372b*
  - Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER VII-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**

