§ 5a. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 41USC5a]
TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 5a. Definitions
The word ``department'' as used in this Act shall be construed to
include independent establishments, other agencies, wholly owned
Government corporations (the transactions of which corporations shall be
subject to the authorizations and limitations of this Act, except that
section 5 of this title shall apply to their administrative transactions
only), and the government of the District of Columbia, but shall not
include the Senate, House of Representatives, or office of the Architect
of the Capitol, or the officers or employees thereof. The words
``continental United States'' as used herein shall be construed to mean
the forty-eight States and the District of Columbia. The word
``Government'' shall be construed to include the government of the
District of Columbia. The word ``appropriation'' shall be construed as
including funds made available by legislation under section 9104 of
title 31.
(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, Sec. 18, 60 Stat. 811.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, means act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, 60
Stat. 806. For complete classification of this Act to the Code see
Tables.
Codification
``Section 9104 of title 31'' substituted in text for ``section 104
of the Government Corporation Control Act, approved December 6, 1945 [31
U.S.C. 849]'' on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982,
96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and
Finance.
Section was formerly classified to section 73b-4 of title 5 prior to
the general revision and reenactment of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966 80 Stat. 378.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 31 section 1344.
