Federal · Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

5 U.S.C. § 701: Application; definitions

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statutes preclude judicial review; or agency action is committed to agency discretion by law. the Congress; the courts of the United States; the governments of the territories or possessions of the United States; the government of the District of Columbia; agencies composed of representatives of the parties or of representatives of organizations of the parties to the disputes determined by them; courts martial and military commissions; military authority exercised in the field in time of war or in occupied territory; or functions conferred by sections 1738, 1739, 1743, and 1744 of title 12; subchapter II of chapter 471 of title 49; or sections 1884, 1891–1902, and former section 1641(b)(2), of title 50, appendix; 1 and 1 See References in Text note below. “person”, “rule”, “order”, “license”, “sanction”, “relief”, and “agency action” have the meanings given them by section 551 of this title .

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