§11. Definitions

As used in this Act-

(1) the term "head of the establishment" means the Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, or the Treasury; the Attorney General; the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, Environmental Protection, General Services, National Aeronautics and Space, Small Business, or Veterans' Affairs; the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Office of Personnel Management or the United States Information Agency; the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or the Railroad Retirement Board; the Chairperson of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board; the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service;; ¹ the Administrator of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund; and ² the chief executive officer of the Resolution Trust Corporation; and ² the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or the Commissioner of Social Security, Social Security Administration; as the case may be;

(2) the term "establishment" means the Department of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, or the Treasury; the Agency for International Development, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the General Services Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Office of Personnel Management, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Resolution Trust Corporation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Small Business Administration, the United States Information Agency, the Corporation for National and Community Service,,¹ or ³ the Veterans' Administration, or the Social Security Administration; as the case may be;

(3) the term "Inspector General" means the Inspector General of an establishment;

(4) the term "Office" means the Office of Inspector General of an establishment; and

(5) the term "Federal agency" means an agency as defined in section 552(e) of title 5 (including an establishment as defined in paragraph (2)), United States Code, but shall not be construed to include the General Accounting Office.

( Pub. L. 95–452, §11, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1109 ; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, §509(n)(3), (4), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695 ; Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, §705(a)(2), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1544 ; Pub. L. 97–252, title XI, §1117(a)(4), (5), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 750 ; Pub. L. 99–93, title I, §150(a)(2), Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 427 ; Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, §412(a)(2), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 867 ; Pub. L. 100–504, title I, §102(c), Oct. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 2515 ; Pub. L. 100–527, §13(h)(2), (3), Oct. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 2643 ; Pub. L. 101–73, title V, §501(b)(1), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 393 ; Pub. L. 102–233, title III, §315(a), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1772 ; Pub. L. 103–82, title II, §202(g)(4), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 890 ; Pub. L. 103–204, §23(a)(1), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2407 ; Pub. L. 103–296, title I, §108(l)(2), Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1489 ; Pub. L. 103–325, title I, §118(a), Sept. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2188 .)

Codification

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–527 amended section as it existed prior to amendment by Pub. L. 100–504, see Effective Date of 1988 Amendments note below.

Amendments

1994-Par. (1). Pub. L. 103–325, §118(a)(1), inserted "; the Administrator of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund;" before "and the chief executive officer of the Resolution Trust Corporation".

Pub. L. 103–296, §108(l)(2)(A), inserted "; or the Commissioner of Social Security, Social Security Administration" before "; as the case may be".

Par. (2). Pub. L. 103–325, §118(a)(2), inserted "the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund," after "the Agency for International Development,".

Pub. L. 103–296, §108(l)(2)(B), inserted ", or the Social Security Administration" before "; as the case may be".

1993-Par. (1). Pub. L. 103–204, §23(a)(1)(A), inserted "and the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;" after "Resolution Trust Corporation;".

Pub. L. 103–82, §202(g)(4)(A), inserted "; the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service;" after "Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board".

Par. (2). Pub. L. 103–204, §23(a)(1)(B), inserted "the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation," after "Resolution Trust Corporation,".

Pub. L. 103–82, §202(g)(4)(B), inserted ", the Corporation for National and Community service," after "United States Information Agency".

1991-Par. (1). Pub. L. 102–233 substituted "; the Chairperson of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board and the chief executive officer of the Resolution Trust Corporation" for "the Oversight Board and the Board of Directors of the Resolution Trust Corporation".

1989-Par. (1). Pub. L. 101–73, §501(b)(1)(A), which directed the amendment of par. (1) by inserting "the Oversight Board and the Board of Directors of the Resolution Trust Corporation" before "; as the case may be,", was executed by making the insertion before "; as the case may be;" as the probable intent of Congress.

Par. (2). Pub. L. 101–73, §501(b)(1)(B), inserted "the Resolution Trust Corporation," after "the Railroad Retirement Board,".

1988-Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 100–527, §13(h)(2), (3), substituted "Transportation, or Veterans' Affairs," for "or Transportation" and "or Small Business" for "Small Business, or Veterans' Affairs" in par. (1), and substituted "Transportation, or Veterans Affairs," for "or Transportation" and "or the United States Information Agency" for "the United States Information Agency or the Veterans' Administration" in par. (2). See Codification note above.

Pub. L. 100–504 added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2), as amended by Pub. L. 100–527, which read as follows:

"(1) the term 'head of the establishment' means the Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, or Veterans' Affairs, or the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, Community Services, Environmental Protection, General Services, National Aeronautics and Space, or Small Business, or the Director of the United States Information Agency as the case may be;

"(2) the term 'establishment' means the Department of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, or Veterans Affairs, or the Agency for International Development, the Community Services Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Small Business Administration, or the United States Information Agency, as the case may be;".

1986-Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 99–399 inserted "or the Director of the United States Information Agency" in par. (1) and "the United States Information Agency" in par. (2).

1985-Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 99–93 inserted "State," after "Labor,".

1982-Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 97–252 inserted "Defense," after "Commerce,".

1981-Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 97–113 inserted "the Agency for International Development," after "Administrator of" in par. (1), and inserted "the Agency for International Development," after "Transportation or" in par. (2).

1979-Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 96–88 inserted "Education," after "Commerce,".

Change of Name

References to Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and to Veterans' Administration deemed to refer to Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively, pursuant to section 10 of Pub. L. 100–527, set out as a Department of Veterans Affairs Act note under section 301 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits.

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 202(i) of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as an Effective Date note under section 12651 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–233 effective Feb. 1, 1992, see section 318 of Pub. L. 102–233, set out as a note under section 1441 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.

Effective Date of 1988 Amendments

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–527 effective Mar. 15, 1989, see section 18(a) of Pub. L. 100–527, set out as a Department of Veterans Affairs Act note under section 301 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits.

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–504 effective 180 days after Oct. 18, 1988, see section 113 of Pub. L. 100–504, set out as a note under section 5 of Pub. L. 95–452 in this Appendix.

Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–88 effective May 4, 1980, with specified exceptions, see section 601 of Pub. L. 96–88, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3401 of Title 20, Education.

Community Services Administration

The Community Services Administration, which was established by section 601 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2941), was terminated when the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Pub. L. 88–452, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 508 , as amended, was repealed, except for titles VIII and X, effective Oct. 1, 1981, by section 683(a) of Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 519 , which is classified to 42 U.S.C. 9912(a). An Office of Community Services, headed by a Director, was established in the Department of Health and Human Services by section 676 of Pub. L. 97–35, which is classified to 42 U.S.C. 9905.

Office of Inspector General of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund; Authorization of Appropriations

Section 118(b) of Pub. L. 103–325 provided that: "There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the operation of the Office of Inspector General established by the amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section]."

Office of Inspector General of Resolution Trust Corporation; Authorization of Appropriations

Section 501(b)(2)(B) of Pub. L. 101–73 provided that: "There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the operation of the Office of Inspector General established by the amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection [amending this section]."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in title 22 sections 3929, 4861; title 31 sections 1105, 3801; title 42 section 8262f.

¹ So in original.

² So in original. The word "and" probably should not appear.

³ So in original. The word "or" probably should not appear.