Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-110

§3701 Definitions

Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart B — Employment and Retention › CHAPTER 37 — INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE PROGRAM › § 3701

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines two terms used in the chapter. "Agency" means an Executive agency but does not include the Government Accountability Office. "Detail" means loaning or assigning a worker between an agency and a private employer (either direction) while the person keeps their same official job with their original employer, as fits the situation.

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Title 5, §3701

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For purposes of this chapter—

(1)the term “agency” means an Executive agency, but does not include the Government Accountability Office; and

(2)the term “detail” means—

(A)the assignment or loan of an employee of an agency to a private sector organization without a change of position from the agency that employs the individual, or

(B)the assignment or loan of an employee of a private sector organization to an agency without a change of position from the private sector organization that employs the individual,

whichever is appropriate in the context in which such term is used.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2004—Par. (1). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 120 days after Dec. 17, 2002, see section 402(a) of Pub. L. 107–347, set out as a note under section 3601 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 3701

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110