§ 5561 Definitions

5 U.S.C. 5561For the purpose of this subchapter—

5 U.S.C. 5561(1)(1) "agency" means an Executive agency and a military department;

5 U.S.C. 5561(2)(2) "employee" means an employee in or under an agency who is a citizen or national of the United States or an alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence, but does not include a part-time or intermittent employee or native labor casually hired on an hourly or daily basis. However, such an employee who enters a status listed in paragraph (5)(A)–(E) of this section— is an employee for the purpose of this subchapter only on a determination by the head of the agency concerned that this status is the proximate result of employment by the agency;

5 U.S.C. 5561(2)(A)(A) inside the continental United States; or

5 U.S.C. 5561(2)(B)(B) who is a resident at or in the vicinity of his place of employment in a territory or possession of the United States or in a foreign country and who was not living there solely as a result of his employment;

5 U.S.C. 5561(3)(3) "dependent" means—

5 U.S.C. 5561(3)(A)(A) a wife;

5 U.S.C. 5561(3)(B)(B) an unmarried child (including an unmarried dependent stepchild or adopted child) under 21 years of age;

5 U.S.C. 5561(3)(C)(C) a dependent mother or father;

5 U.S.C. 5561(3)(D)(D) a dependent designated in official records; and

5 U.S.C. 5561(3)(E)(E) an individual determined to be dependent by the head of the agency concerned or his designee;

5 U.S.C. 5561(4)(4) "active service" means active Federal service by an employee;

5 U.S.C. 5561(5)(5) "missing status" means the status of an employee who is in active service and is officially carried or determined to be absent in a status of— but does not include the status of an employee for a period during which he is officially determined to be absent from his post of duty without authority; and

5 U.S.C. 5561(5)(A)(A) missing;

5 U.S.C. 5561(5)(B)(B) missing in action;

5 U.S.C. 5561(5)(C)(C) interned in a foreign country;

5 U.S.C. 5561(5)(D)(D) captured, beleaguered, or besieged by a hostile force; or

5 U.S.C. 5561(5)(E)(E) detained in a foreign country against his will;

5 U.S.C. 5561(6)(6) "pay and allowances" means—

5 U.S.C. 5561(6)(A)(A) basic pay;

5 U.S.C. 5561(6)(B)(B) special pay;

5 U.S.C. 5561(6)(C)(C) incentive pay;

5 U.S.C. 5561(6)(D)(D) basic allowance for housing;

5 U.S.C. 5561(6)(E)(E) basic allowance for subsistence; and

5 U.S.C. 5561(6)(F)(F) station per diem allowances for not more than 90 days.