18 U.S.C. § 6 : US Code - Section 6: Department and agency defined

Search 18 U.S.C. § 6 : US Code - Section 6: Department and agency defined

As used in this title:
The term "department" means one of the executive departments
enumerated in section 1 of Title 5, unless the context shows that
such term was intended to describe the executive, legislative, or
judicial branches of the government.
The term "agency" includes any department, independent
establishment, commission, administration, authority, board or
bureau of the United States or any corporation in which the United
States has a proprietary interest, unless the context shows that
such term was intended to be used in a more limited sense.