Federal · Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

5 U.S.C. § 7531: Definitions

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the Department of State; the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice; the Department of Defense; a military department; the Coast Guard; the Atomic Energy Commission; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and such other agency of the Government of the United States as the President designates in the best interests of national security.

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