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<br /> personal property or services not sub- (2) A member of the uniformed serv-
<br /> ject to the FAR , ices as defined in section 101 (3) , title 37 ,
<br /> (d) Federal cooperative agreement U . S . Code :
<br /> means a cooperative agreement en- (3) A special Government employee
<br /> tered into by an agency . as defined in section 202 , title 18 . U . S .
<br /> (e) Federal grant means an award of Code ; and ,
<br /> financial assistance in the form of (4) An individual who is a member of
<br /> money , or property in lieu of money , a Federal advisory committee , as de
<br /> by the Federal Government or a direct fined by the Federal Advisory Com -
<br /> appropriation made by law to any per - rnittee Act , title 51 U . S . Code appendix
<br /> son . The term does not include tech - � '
<br /> nical assistance which provides sere- (i) Person means an individual , car-
<br /> ices instead of money , or other assist- Potation, company , association , au -
<br /> ance in the form of revenue sharing• thority , firm , partnership , society ,
<br /> State , and local government , regard *
<br /> loans , loan guarantees , loan insurance ,
<br /> interest subsidies , insurance , or direct less of whether such entity is operated
<br /> Ufor profit or not for profit. This term
<br /> United States cash assistance to an in-
<br /> excludes an Indian tribe , tribal organi -
<br /> dividual . zation, or any other Indian organiza-
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<br /> (f) Federal loan means a loan made b tion with respect to expenditures spe-
<br /> an agency . The term does not include cifically permitted by other Federal
<br /> loan guarantee or loan insurance . law .
<br /> (gj Indian tribe and tribal organization (m) Reasonable compensation means ,
<br /> have the meaning provided in section 4 with respect to a regularly employed
<br /> of the Indian Self-Determination and officer or employee of any person , corn -
<br /> Education Assistance Act ( 25 U . S . C . pensation that is consistent with the
<br /> 4508) . Alaskan Natives are included normal compensation for such officer
<br /> under the definitions of Indian tribes in or employee for work that is not fur-
<br /> that Act . nished to , not funded by , or not fur -
<br /> (h) Influencing or attempting to influ- niched in cooperation with the Federal
<br /> ence means making , with the intent to Government .
<br /> influence , any communication to or ap- (n) Reasonable payment means . with
<br /> pearance before an officer or employee respect to professional and other tech-
<br /> or any agency , a Member of Congress , nical services , a payment in an amount
<br /> an officer or employee of Congress , or that is consistent with the amount nor-
<br /> an employee of a Member of Congress rnally paid for such services in the pri -
<br /> in connection with any covered Federal vate sector .
<br /> action. (o) Recipient includes all contractors ,
<br /> (i) Loan guarantee and loan insurance subcontractors at any tier , and sub-
<br /> means an agency' s guarantee or insur- grantees at any tier of the recipient of
<br /> ance of a loan made by a person. funds received in connection with a
<br /> (j) Local government means a unit of Federal. contract , grant , loan, or coop-
<br /> government in a State and, if char- erative agreement. The term excludes
<br /> gored, established , or otherwise rehag- an Indian tribe , tribal organization , or
<br /> rered by a State for the performance of any other Indian organization with re-
<br /> a governmental duty, including a local Tnitspet to expenditures l law specifically per-
<br /> public authority , a special district, an mitred eg other Federal law .
<br /> intrastate district . a council of overn- (p) Regularly employed means , with
<br /> g respect to an officer or employee of a
<br /> ments , a sponsor group representative person requesting or receiving a Fed -
<br /> organization , and any other instrumen- eral contract , grant, loan , or c000era-
<br /> tality of a local government , tive agreement or a commitment pro-
<br /> (k) Officer or employee of an agency in- viding for the United States to insure
<br /> eludes the following individuals who or guarantee a loan, an officer or em -
<br /> are employed by an agency : ployee who is employed by such person
<br /> (1 ) An individual who is appointed to for at least 130 working days within
<br /> a position in the Government under one year immediately preceding the.
<br /> title 5 , U . S , Code , including a position date of the submission that initiates
<br /> under a temporary appointment; agency consideration of such person for
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