22 U.S.C. § 3641

(1)

“Executive agency” has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5 ;

(2)

“uniformed services” has the meaning given that term in section 2101(3) of title 5 ;

(3)

“competitive service” has the meaning given that term in section 2102 of title 5 ; and

(4)

“United States”, when used in a geographic sense, means each of the several States and the District of Columbia.