Definitions

§ 4301. Definitions For the purpose of this chapter— (1) “agency” means— (A) an Executive agency; (B) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; (C) the Library of Congress; (D) the Botanic Garden; (E) the Government Printing Office; and (F) the government of the District of Columbia; but does not include— (i) the Tennessee Valley Authority; (ii) the postal field service; (iii) the Foreign Service of the United States; (iv) the Atomic Energy Commission; (v) the Central Intelligence Agency; (vi) the National Security Agency; or (vii) a Government controlled corporation; and (2) “employee” means an individual employed in or under an agency, but does not include— (A) a physician, dentist, nurse, or other employee in the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Administration, whose pay is fixed under chapter 73 of title 38; (B) an employee outside the continental United States who is paid in accordance with local native prevailing wage rates for the area in which employed; (C) a civilian officer or member of a crew of a vessel operated by the Department of the Army or the Department of the Navy; (D) an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia whose pay is not fixed under chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title; or (E) a hearing examiner appointed under section 3105 of this title.