U.S. Code > Title 5 > Part III > Subpart B > Chapter 31 > Subchapter V – Presidential Innovation Fellows Program
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- Board: means the Board of Directors of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. See 2 USC 1301
- Budget authority: Authority provided by law to enter into obligations that will result in outlays of Federal funds. Budget authority may be classified by the period of availability (one-year, multiyear, no-year), by the timing of congressional action (current or permanent), or by the manner of determining the amount available (definite or indefinite).
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- employee: includes an applicant for employment and a former employee. See 2 USC 1301
- employing office: means &mdash. See 2 USC 1301
- Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Office: means the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. See 2 USC 1301
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
- Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.