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28 U.S.C. 2671: Definitions

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-506. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 6324, 16 U.S.C. 698u-3, 23 U.S.C. 510, 25 U.S.C. 5321, 48 U.S.C. 1905.

6 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1), Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice (1), Department of the Army (1), Department of Veterans Affairs (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 4145 Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (b), (k)

How it got here

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–518, in par. defining "Employee of the government", inserted "(1)" after "includes" and added cl. (2). (Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2000) Law text
  • Pub. L. 106–398 inserted "115," after "members of the National Guard while engaged in training or duty under section" in par. defining "Employee of the government". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text

1988

  • Pub. L. 100–694 inserted "the judicial and legislative branches," after "departments," in first par.

1981

  • Pub. L. 97–124 inserted "members of the National Guard while engaged in training or duty under section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32," in definition of "Employee of the government" and "or a member of the National Guard as defined in section 101(3) of title 32" in definition of "Acting wit…

1966

  • Pub. L. 89–506 expanded definition of "Federal agency" to include military departments.

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.