DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act— (1) the term “agency” means each authority of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States; (2) the term “covered Federal law enforcement officer” means any individual who— (A) is an employee of an agency; (B) has the authority to make arrests or apprehensions for, or prosecute, violations of Federal law; and (C) on the day before the date on which the applicable covered furlough begins, is authorized by the agency employing the individual to carry a firearm in the course of official duties; (3) the term “covered furlough” means a planned event by an agency during which employees are involuntarily furloughed due to downsizing, reduced funding, lack of work, or any budget situation including a lapse in appropriations; and (4) the term “firearm” has the meaning given that term in section 921 of title 18, United States Code.