31 U.S.C. § 101 — Agency

Page 7 TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE § 103 Pub. L. 97–258, § 5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068, re- pealed the sections or parts thereof of the Revised Stat- utes or Statutes at Large codified in this title, except for rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before Sept. 13, 1982. IMPROVEMENT OF UNITED STATES CODE BY PUB. L. 98–216; LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE; INCONSISTENT PROVI- SIONS; CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS; SAVINGS AND SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS Pub. L. 98–216, § 5, Feb. 14, 1984, 98 Stat. 7, provided that: ‘‘(a) Sections 1–4 of this Act restate, without sub- stantive change, laws enacted before April 1, 1983, that were replaced by those sections. Sections 1–4 may not be construed as making a substantive change in the laws replaced. Laws enacted after March 31, 1983, that are inconsistent with this Act supersede this Act to the extent of the inconsistency. ‘‘(b) A reference to a law replaced by sections 1–4 of this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding pro- vision enacted by this Act. ‘‘(c) An order, rule, or regulation in effect under a law replaced by sections 1–4 of this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded. ‘‘(d) An action taken or an offense committed under a law replaced by sections 1–4 of this Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. ‘‘(e) An inference of a legislative construction is not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code of a provision enacted by this Act or by reason of the caption or catchline of the provision. ‘‘(f) If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision of this Act is held invalid in any of its applications, the provision re- mains valid for all valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid applications.’’ IMPROVEMENT OF UNITED STATES CODE BY PUB. L. 97–452; LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE; INCONSISTENT PROVI- SIONS; CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS; SAVINGS AND SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS Pub. L. 97–452, § 3, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2479, provided that: ‘‘(a) Sections 1 and 2 of this Act restate, without sub- stantive change, laws enacted before December 1, 1982, that were replaced by those sections. Sections 1 and 2 may not be construed as making a substantive change in the laws replaced. Laws enacted after November 30, 1982, that are inconsistent with this Act supersede this Act to the extent of the inconsistency. ‘‘(b) A reference to a law replaced by sections 1 and 2 of this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the cor- responding provision enacted by this Act. ‘‘(c) An order, rule, or regulation in effect under a law replaced by sections 1 and 2 of this Act continues in ef- fect under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded. ‘‘(d) An action taken or an offense committed under a law replaced by sections 1 and 2 of this Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under the cor- responding provision enacted by this Act. ‘‘(e) An inference of a legislative construction is not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code of a provision enacted by this Act or by reason of the caption or catchline of the provision. ‘‘(f) If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision of this Act is held invalid in any of its applications, the provision re- mains valid for all valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid applications.’’ SUBTITLE I—GENERAL Chap. Sec. 1. Definitions ............................................ 101 3. Department of the Treasury ............ 301 5. Office of Management and Budget 501 7. Government Accountability Office 701 9. Agency Chief Financial Officers ..... 901 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2004—Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814, substituted ‘‘Government Accountability Office’’ for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ in item for chapter 7. 1990—Pub. L. 101–576, title II, § 205(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2845, added item for chapter 9. CHAPTER 1—DEFINITIONS Sec. 101. Agency. 102. Executive agency. 103. United States. § 101. Agency 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.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 101 .......... (no source). The section is included to avoid the necessity for de- fining ‘‘agency’’ each time it is used in the revised title. § 102. Executive agency In this title, ‘‘executive agency’’ means a de- partment, agency, or instrumentality in the ex- ecutive branch of the United States Govern- ment. (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 102 .......... (no source). The section is included to avoid the necessity for de- fining ‘‘executive agency’’ each time it is used in the revised title. § 103. United States In this title, ‘‘United States’’, when used in a geographic sense, means the States of the United States and the District of Columbia. (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 103 .......... (no source). The section is included to avoid the necessity for de- fining ‘‘United States’’ each time it is used in the re- vised title.