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usc | ### Question
How does THE STATES define Federal area?
| ### Answer
Under *4 U.S.C. § 110*, **Federal area** is defined as:
> any lands or premises held or acquired by or for the use of the United States or any department, establishment, or agency, of the United States
#### Citation:
- *4 U.S.C. § 110*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 4-THE STATES**
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usc | ### Question
How does the law define States?
| ### Answer
Under *4 U.S.C. § 112*, **States** is defined as:
> the several States and Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the District of Columbia
#### Citation:
- *4 U.S.C. § 112*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 4-THE STATES**
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usc | ### 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**
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usc | ### Question
What does agency mean?
| ### Answer
**Agency** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 552a*:
> agency as defined in section 552(e) [1](#552a_1_target) of this title
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
How is the "individual" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **individual** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 552a* as follows -
> a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term record defined?
| ### Answer
The term **record** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 552a* as the following:
> any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of system of records?
| ### Answer
The definition of **system of records** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 552a*:
> a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
How does the law define statistical record?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 552a*, **statistical record** is defined as:
> a record in a system of records maintained for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual, except as provided by section 8 of title 13
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
What does recipient agency mean?
| ### Answer
**Recipient agency** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 552a*:
> any agency, or contractor thereof, receiving records contained in a system of records from a source agency for use in a matching program
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
How does ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE define non-Federal agency?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 552a*, **non-Federal agency** is defined as:
> any State or local government, or agency thereof, which receives records contained in a system of records from a source agency for use in a matching program
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
What does source agency mean?
| ### Answer
**Source agency** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 552a*:
> any agency which discloses records contained in a system of records to be used in a matching program, or any State or local government, or agency thereof, which discloses records to be used in a matching program
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term Federal benefit program defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Federal benefit program** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 552a* as the following:
> any program administered or funded by the Federal Government, or by any agent or State on behalf of the Federal Government, providing cash or in-kind assistance in the form of payments, grants, loans, or loan guarantees to individuals
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of Federal personnel?
| ### Answer
The definition of **Federal personnel** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 552a*:
> officers and employees of the Government of the United States, members of the uniformed services (including members of the Reserve Components), individuals entitled to receive immediate or deferred retirement benefits under any retirement program of the Government of the United States (including survivor benefits)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552a*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
How does ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE define agency?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 552b*, **agency** is defined as:
> any agency, as defined in section 552(e) [1](#552b_1_target) of this title, headed by a collegial body composed of two or more individual members, a majority of whom are appointed to such position by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and any subdivision thereof authorized to act on behalf of the agency
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552b*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what meeting means?
| ### Answer
**Meeting** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 552b*:
> the deliberations of at least the number of individual agency members required to take action on behalf of the agency where such deliberations determine or result in the joint conduct or disposition of official agency business, but does not include deliberations required or permitted by subsection (d) or (e)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552b*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
How is the "member" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **member** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 552b* as follows -
> an individual who belongs to a collegial body heading an agency
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 552b*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 5-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**
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usc | ### Question
How does the law define agency?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 601*, **agency** is defined as:
> an agency as defined in section 551(1) of this title
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 601*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 6-THE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FUNCTIONS**
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usc | ### Question
What does rule mean?
| ### Answer
**Rule** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 601*:
> any rule for which the agency publishes a general notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to section 553(b) of this title, or any other law, including any rule of general applicability governing Federal grants to State and local governments for which the agency provides an opportunity for notice and public comment, except that the term “rule” does not include a rule of particular applicability relating to rates, wages, corporate or financial structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances, services, or allowances therefor or to valuations, costs or accounting, or practices relating to such rates, wages, structures, prices, appliances, services, or allowances
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 601*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 6-THE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FUNCTIONS**
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usc | ### Question
What does small organization mean?
| ### Answer
**Small organization** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 601*:
> any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field, unless an agency establishes, after opportunity for public comment, one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal Register
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 601*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 6-THE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FUNCTIONS**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term small governmental jurisdiction defined?
| ### Answer
The term **small governmental jurisdiction** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 601* as the following:
> governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand, unless an agency establishes, after opportunity for public comment, one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and which are based on such factors as location in rural or sparsely populated areas or limited revenues due to the population of such jurisdiction, and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal Register
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 601*
- Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 6-THE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FUNCTIONS**
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usc | ### Question
How does Employment and Retention define technician?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 3304*, **technician** is defined as:
> given such term by section 8337(h)(1) of this title.
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 3304*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart B-Employment and Retention > CHAPTER 33-EXAMINATION, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT > SUBCHAPTER I-EXAMINATION, CERTIFICATION, AND APPOINTMENT**
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usc | ### Question
What does military reserve technician mean?
| ### Answer
**Military reserve technician** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 3329*:
> given such term by section 8401(30).
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 3329*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart B-Employment and Retention > CHAPTER 33-EXAMINATION, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT > SUBCHAPTER I-EXAMINATION, CERTIFICATION, AND APPOINTMENT**
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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of agency?
| ### Answer
The definition of **agency** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 3329*:
> an Executive agency, excluding the General Accounting Office and any agency (or unit thereof) whose principal function is the conduct of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, as determined by the President
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 3329*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart B-Employment and Retention > CHAPTER 33-EXAMINATION, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT > SUBCHAPTER I-EXAMINATION, CERTIFICATION, AND APPOINTMENT**
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usc | ### Question
What does agency mean?
| ### Answer
**Agency** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 4511*:
> any Executive agency
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 4511*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart C-Employee Performance > CHAPTER 45-INCENTIVE AWARDS > SUBCHAPTER II-AWARDS FOR COST SAVINGS DISCLOSURES**
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usc | ### Question
How is the "statutory pay system" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **statutory pay system** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 5302* as follows -
> a pay system under—
(A) subchapter III, relating to the General Schedule
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5302*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER I-PAY COMPARABILITY SYSTEM**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term ECI defined?
| ### Answer
The term **ECI** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 5302* as the following:
> the Employment Cost Index (wages and salaries, private industry workers) published quarterly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5302*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER I-PAY COMPARABILITY SYSTEM**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what pay agent means?
| ### Answer
**Pay agent** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 5302*:
> the agent designated by the President under section 5304(d)(1)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5302*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER I-PAY COMPARABILITY SYSTEM**
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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of locality” or “pay locality?
| ### Answer
The definition of **locality” or “pay locality** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 5302*:
> any locality, as established or modified under section 5304
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5302*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER I-PAY COMPARABILITY SYSTEM**
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usc | ### Question
What does comparability payment mean?
| ### Answer
**Comparability payment** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 5302*:
> a payment payable under section 5304
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5302*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER I-PAY COMPARABILITY SYSTEM**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term General Schedule position defined?
| ### Answer
The term **General Schedule position** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 5302* as the following:
> any position to which subchapter III applies
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5302*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER I-PAY COMPARABILITY SYSTEM**
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usc | ### Question
How does MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS define administrative law judge?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5372*, **administrative law judge** is defined as:
> an administrative law judge appointed under section 3105
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5372*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER VII-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term contract appeals board member defined?
| ### Answer
The term **contract appeals board member** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 5372a* as the following:
> a member of an agency board of contract appeals appointed under section 8 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5372a*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER VII-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**
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usc | ### Question
How does MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS define appeals board?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5372a*, **appeals board** is defined as:
> an agency board of contract appeals established pursuant to section 8 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5372a*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER VII-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**
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usc | ### Question
How does PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS define agency?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5377*, **agency** is defined as:
> given it by section 5102;
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5377*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER VII-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what position means?
| ### Answer
**Position** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 5377*:
> the work, consisting of the duties and responsibilities, assignable to an employee, except that such term does not include any position under subsection (a)(2)(A)–(E)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5377*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER VII-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**
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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of agency?
| ### Answer
The definition of **agency** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 5379*:
> an agency under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 4101(1) of this title
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5379*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 53-PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER VII-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**
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usc | ### Question
What does criminal investigator mean?
| ### Answer
**Criminal investigator** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 5545a*:
> a law enforcement officer as defined under section 5541(3) (other than an officer occupying a position under title II of Public Law 99–399) is required to—
(A) possess a knowledge of investigative techniques, laws of evidence, rules of criminal procedure, and precedent court decisions concerning admissibility of evidence, constitutional rights, search and seizure, and related issues
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5545a*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 55-PAY ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER V-PREMIUM PAY**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what unscheduled duty means?
| ### Answer
**Unscheduled duty** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 5545a*:
> hours of duty a criminal investigator works, or is determined to be available for work, that are not—
(A) part of the 40 hours in the basic work week of the investigator
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5545a*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 55-PAY ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER V-PREMIUM PAY**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what regular work day means?
| ### Answer
**Regular work day** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 5545a*:
> each day in the investigator's basic work week during which the investigator works at least 4 hours that are not overtime hours paid under section 5542 or hours considered part of section 5545a
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5545a*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 55-PAY ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER V-PREMIUM PAY**
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usc | ### Question
How does PAY ADMINISTRATION define defense nonappropriated fund instrumentality?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5595*, **defense nonappropriated fund instrumentality** is defined as:
> a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5595*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 55-PAY ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER IX-SEVERANCE PAY AND BACK PAY**
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usc | ### Question
How does the law define Coast Guard nonappropriated fund instrumentality?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5595*, **Coast Guard nonappropriated fund instrumentality** is defined as:
> a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Coast Guard
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5595*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 55-PAY ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER IX-SEVERANCE PAY AND BACK PAY**
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usc | ### Question
How does the law define nonappropriated fund instrumentality?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5595*, **nonappropriated fund instrumentality** is defined as:
> a nonappropriated fund instrumentality described in section 2105(c) of this title
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5595*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 55-PAY ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER IX-SEVERANCE PAY AND BACK PAY**
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usc | ### Question
How does the law define Secretary?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5597*, **Secretary** is defined as:
> the Secretary of Defense
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5597*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 55-PAY ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER IX-SEVERANCE PAY AND BACK PAY**
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usc | ### Question
How does the law define defense agency?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5597*, **defense agency** is defined as:
> an agency of the Department of Defense, as further defined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5597*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 55-PAY ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER IX-SEVERANCE PAY AND BACK PAY**
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usc | ### Question
How does PAY ADMINISTRATION define employee?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5597*, **employee** is defined as:
> an employee of a defense agency, serving under an appointment without time limitation, who has been currently employed for a continuous period of at least 12 months, except that such term does not include—
(A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83, chapter 84, or another retirement system for employees of the Government
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5597*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 55-PAY ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER IX-SEVERANCE PAY AND BACK PAY**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term State defined?
| ### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 5707* as the following:
> any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, or any other territory or possession
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5707*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 57-TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE > SUBCHAPTER I-TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES; MILEAGE ALLOWANCES**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term educational institution defined?
| ### Answer
The term **educational institution** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 5924* as the following:
> defined under section 1701(a)(6) [1](#5924_1_target) of title 38.
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5924*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart D-Pay and Allowances > CHAPTER 59-ALLOWANCES > SUBCHAPTER III-OVERSEAS DIFFERENTIALS AND ALLOWANCES**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what realignment means?
| ### Answer
**Realignment** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 6304*:
> a base realignment (as defined in subsection (e)(3) of section 2687 of title 10) that meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2) of such section
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6304*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER I-ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term employee defined?
| ### Answer
The term **employee** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 6331* as the following:
> an employee as defined by section 6301(2), excluding an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6331*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER III-VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS OF LEAVE**
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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of leave recipient?
| ### Answer
The definition of **leave recipient** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 6331*:
> an employee whose application to receive donations of leave under this subchapter is approved
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6331*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER III-VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS OF LEAVE**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what leave donor means?
| ### Answer
**Leave donor** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 6331*:
> an employee whose application to make 1 or more donations of leave under this subchapter is approved
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6331*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER III-VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS OF LEAVE**
|
usc | ### Question
How does LEAVE define medical emergency?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 6331*, **medical emergency** is defined as:
> a medical condition of an employee or a family member of such employee that is likely to require the prolonged absence of such employee from duty and to result in a substantial loss of income to such employee because of the unavailability of paid leave (disregarding any advanced leave)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6331*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER III-VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS OF LEAVE**
|
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of employee?
| ### Answer
The definition of **employee** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 6381*:
> any individual who—
(A) is an “employee”, as defined by section 6301(2), including any individual employed in a position referred to in clause (v) or (ix) of section 6301(2), but excluding any individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia and any individual employed on a temporary or intermittent basis
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6381*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER V-FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what parent means?
| ### Answer
**Parent** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 6381*:
> the biological parent of an employee or an individual who stood in loco parentis to an employee when the employee was a son or daughter
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6381*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER V-FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what reduced leave schedule means?
| ### Answer
**Reduced leave schedule** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 6381*:
> a leave schedule that reduces the usual number of hours per workweek, or hours per workday, of an employee
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6381*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER V-FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE**
|
usc | ### Question
How does EMPLOYEES define serious health condition?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 6381*, **serious health condition** is defined as:
> an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves—
(A) inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6381*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER V-FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the term son or daughter defined?
| ### Answer
The term **son or daughter** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 6381* as the following:
> a biological, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis, who is—
(A) under 18 years of age
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6381*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER V-FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE**
|
usc | ### Question
How does the law define employee?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 6385*, **employee** is defined as:
> any “employee”, as defined by section 2105
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 6385*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart E-Attendance and Leave > CHAPTER 63-LEAVE > SUBCHAPTER V-FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the "active part in political management or in a political campaign" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **active part in political management or in a political campaign** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 7323* as follows -
> those acts of political management or political campaigning which were prohibited for employees of the competitive service before July 19, 1940, by determinations of the Civil Service Commission under the rules prescribed by the President
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 7323*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart F-Labor-Management and Employee Relations > CHAPTER 73-SUITABILITY, SECURITY, AND CONDUCT > SUBCHAPTER III-POLITICAL ACTIVITIES**
|
usc | ### Question
What does officer or employee mean?
| ### Answer
**Officer or employee** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 7353*:
> an individual holding an appointive or elective position in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of Government, other than a Member of Congress
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 7353*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart F-Labor-Management and Employee Relations > CHAPTER 73-SUITABILITY, SECURITY, AND CONDUCT > SUBCHAPTER V-MISCONDUCT**
|
usc | ### Question
How does Management and Employee Relations define agency?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 7361*, **agency** is defined as:
> an Executive agency
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 7361*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart F-Labor-Management and Employee Relations > CHAPTER 73-SUITABILITY, SECURITY, AND CONDUCT > SUBCHAPTER VI-DRUG ABUSE, ALCOHOL ABUSE, AND ALCOHOLISM**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the term agency defined?
| ### Answer
The term **agency** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 7362* as the following:
> an Executive agency
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 7362*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart F-Labor-Management and Employee Relations > CHAPTER 73-SUITABILITY, SECURITY, AND CONDUCT > SUBCHAPTER VI-DRUG ABUSE, ALCOHOL ABUSE, AND ALCOHOLISM**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what employee means?
| ### Answer
**Employee** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 7905*:
> an employee as defined by section 2105 and a member of a uniformed service
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 7905*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart F-Labor-Management and Employee Relations > CHAPTER 79-SERVICES TO EMPLOYEES**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the "entity of the legislative branch" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **entity of the legislative branch** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 7905* as follows -
> the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol (including the Botanic Garden), the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, and the Office of Technology Assessment
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 7905*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart F-Labor-Management and Employee Relations > CHAPTER 79-SERVICES TO EMPLOYEES**
|
usc | ### Question
What does transit pass mean?
| ### Answer
**Transit pass** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 7905*:
> a transit pass as defined by section 132(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 7905*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart F-Labor-Management and Employee Relations > CHAPTER 79-SERVICES TO EMPLOYEES**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the "Federal wages" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Federal wages** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8334* as follows -
> basic pay for service as an employee or Member, as the case may be
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8334*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 83-RETIREMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the term contribution and benefit base defined?
| ### Answer
The term **contribution and benefit base** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8334* as the following:
> the contribution and benefit base in effect with respect to the period involved, as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8334*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 83-RETIREMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT**
|
usc | ### Question
How does Insurance and Annuities define technician?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8337*, **technician** is defined as:
> an individual employed under section 709(a) of title 32 who, as a condition of the employment, is required under section 709(b) of such title to be a member of the National Guard and to hold a specified military grade
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8337*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 83-RETIREMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what court means?
| ### Answer
**Court** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8345*:
> any court of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian court
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8345*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 83-RETIREMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT**
|
usc | ### Question
How does Insurance and Annuities define judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8345*, **judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child** is defined as:
> any legal claim perfected through a final enforceable judgment, which claim is based in whole or in part upon the physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of a child, whether or not that abuse is accompanied by other actionable wrongdoing, such as sexual exploitation or gross negligence
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8345*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 83-RETIREMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what child means?
| ### Answer
**Child** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8345*:
> an individual under 18 years of age
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8345*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 83-RETIREMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the "public debt limit" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **public debt limit** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8348* as follows -
> the limitation imposed by section 3101(b) of title 31
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8348*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 83-RETIREMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the "debt issuance suspension period" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **debt issuance suspension period** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8348* as follows -
> any period for which the Secretary of the Treasury determines for purposes of this subsection that the issuance of obligations of the United States may not be made without exceeding the public debt limit
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8348*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 83-RETIREMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT**
|
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of Federal service?
| ### Answer
The definition of **Federal service** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8349*:
> service which is employment for the purposes of title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of the amendments made by section 101 of the Social Security Amendments of 1983
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8349*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 83-RETIREMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT**
|
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of account?
| ### Answer
The definition of **account** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> an account established and maintained under section 8439(a) of this title
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the term annuitant defined?
| ### Answer
The term **annuitant** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8401* as the following:
> a former employee or Member who, on the basis of that individual's service, meets all requirements for title to an annuity under subchapter II or V of this chapter and files claim therefor
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How does the law define average pay?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8401*, **average pay** is defined as:
> the largest annual rate resulting from averaging an employee's or Member's rates of basic pay in effect over any 3 consecutive years of service or, in the case of an annuity under this chapter based on service of less than 3 years, over the total service, with each rate weighted by the period it was in effect
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How does Insurance and Annuities define basic pay?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8401*, **basic pay** is defined as:
> given such term by section 8331(3);
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of Board?
| ### Answer
The definition of **Board** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board established by section 8472(a) of this title
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the "Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund” or “Fund" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund” or “Fund** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8401* as follows -
> the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund under section 8348
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How does Insurance and Annuities define court?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8401*, **court** is defined as:
> any court of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian court
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How does EMPLOYEES define Director?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8401*, **Director** is defined as:
> the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what dynamic assumptions means?
| ### Answer
**Dynamic assumptions** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> economic assumptions that are used in determining actuarial costs and liabilities of a retirement system and in anticipating the effects of long-term future—
(A) investment yields
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what former spouse means?
| ### Answer
**Former spouse** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> a former spouse of an individual—
(A) if such individual performed at least 18 months of civilian service creditable under section 8411 as an employee or Member
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How does the law define Executive Director?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8401*, **Executive Director** is defined as:
> the Executive Director appointed under section 8474(a)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the term Government defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Government** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8401* as the following:
> the Federal Government, Gallaudet College, and, in the case of an employee described in paragraph (11)(C), a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard described in section 2105(c)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what Indian court means?
| ### Answer
**Indian court** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> given such term by section 8331(24);
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the "loss”, as used with respect to the Thrift Savings Fund, includes the amount of any loss resulting from the investment of sums in such Fund, or from the breach of any responsibility, duty, or obligation under section 8477.[1](#8401_1_target)
(19) the term “lump-sum credit" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **loss”, as used with respect to the Thrift Savings Fund, includes the amount of any loss resulting from the investment of sums in such Fund, or from the breach of any responsibility, duty, or obligation under section 8477.[1](#8401_1_target)
(19) the term “lump-sum credit** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8401* as follows -
> the unrefunded amount consisting of—
(A) retirement deductions made from the basic pay of an employee or Member under section 8422(a) of this title (or under section 204 of the Federal Employees’ Retirement Contribution Temporary Adjustment Act of 1983)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what net earnings means?
| ### Answer
**Net earnings** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> the excess of earnings over losses
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of net losses?
| ### Answer
The definition of **net losses** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> the excess of losses over earnings
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
What does normal-cost percentage mean?
| ### Answer
**Normal-cost percentage** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> the entry-age normal cost of the provisions of the System which relate to the Fund, computed by the Office in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practice and standards (using dynamic assumptions) and expressed as a level percentage of aggregate basic pay
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the "Office" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Office** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8401* as follows -
> the Office of Personnel Management
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of service?
| ### Answer
The definition of **service** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> service which is creditable under section 8411
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of supplemental liability?
| ### Answer
The definition of **supplemental liability** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> the estimated excess of—
(A) the actuarial present value of all future benefits payable from the Fund under this chapter based on the service of current or former employees or Members, over
(B) the sum of—
(i) the actuarial present value of deductions to be withheld from the future basic pay of employees and Members currently subject to this chapter pursuant to section 8422
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of survivor?
| ### Answer
The definition of **survivor** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> an individual entitled to an annuity under subchapter IV of this chapter
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
Can you define what System means?
| ### Answer
**System** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> the Federal Employees’ Retirement System described in section 8402(a)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of military reserve technician?
| ### Answer
The definition of **military reserve technician** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8401*:
> a member of one of the reserve components of the armed forces specified in section 10101 of title 10 who—
(A) is assigned to a civilian position as a technician in the administration and training of such reserve components or in the maintenance and repair of supplies issued to such reserve components
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How does EMPLOYEES define military service?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8401*, **military service** is defined as:
> honorable active service—
(A) in the armed forces
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the term nonforfeitable account balance defined?
| ### Answer
The term **nonforfeitable account balance** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8401* as the following:
> any amounts in an account, established and maintained under subchapter III, which are nonforfeitable (as determined under section 8432(g))
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8401*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**
|
usc | ### Question
What does benefit computation year mean?
| ### Answer
**Benefit computation year** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 8421*:
> provided in section 215(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act;
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8421*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER II-BASIC ANNUITY**
|
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