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# 31 U.S.C. § 101 - Agency

## Text

In this title, “agency” means a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government.

(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 101(no source). The section is included to avoid the necessity for defining “agency” each time it is used in the revised title.