### Question
Can you define what Government agency means?


### Answer
**Government agency** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 9702*:

> any department, agency, commission, or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Federal Government, or any corporation, wholly or partly owned by the United States, which is an instrumentality of the United States, or any board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Federal Government

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 9702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 104-NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION**

