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title: "41 U.S.C. § 133"
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# 41 U.S.C. § 133 - Executive agency

## Text

In division B, the term “executive agency” means—

(1) an executive department specified in section 101 of title 5;

(2) a military department specified in section 102 of title 5;

(3) an independent establishment as defined in section 104(1) of title 5; and

(4) a wholly owned Government corporation fully subject to chapter 91 of title 31.

(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3682.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 13341:403(1).Pub. L. 93–400, § 4(1), Aug. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 96–83, § 3, Oct. 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 649; Pub. L. 98–191, § 4, Dec. 1, 1983, 97 Stat. 1326; Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, § 8001(b)(1)–(3), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3386.