As used in this part—
(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.
(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1201, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 461.)