31 USC § 101 - Agency

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identifier: "/us/usc/t31/s101"
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title: "31 USC § 101 - Agency"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "101"
section_name: "Agency"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "DEFINITIONS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.)"
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# § 101. Agency

In this title, “agency” means a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.)

| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 101 | (no source). |  |

The section is included to avoid the necessity for defining “agency” each time it is used in the revised title.