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# 31 U.S.C. § 102 - Executive agency

## Text

In this title, “executive agency” means a department, agency, or instrumentality in the executive branch 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) 102(no source). The section is included to avoid the necessity for defining “executive agency” each time it is used in the revised title.