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PUBLIC LAW 85-507-JULY 7, 1958

[72 S T A T.

Government en^ployees, well abreast of scientific, professional, technical, and management developments both in and out of Government, (D) lower turnover of personnel, (E) reasonably uniform administration of training, consistent with the missions of the Government departments and agencies, and (F) fair and equitable treatment of Government employees with respect to training; and (4) that the United States Civil Service Commission shall be responsible and have authority, subject to supervision and control by the President, for the effective promotion and coordination of such programs and of training operations thereunder. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 3. For the purposes of this Act— (1) the term "Government" means the Government of the United States of America and the municipal government of the District of Columbia; (2) the term "department", subject to the exceptions contained in section 4, means (A) each executive department, (B) each independent establishment or agency in the executive branch, (C) each Government-owned or controlled corporation subject to title I or title II of the Government Corporation Control Act, (D) the General Accounting Office, (E) the Library of Congress, (F) the Government Printing Office, and (G) the municipal, government of the District of Columbia; (3) the term "employee", subject to the exceptions contained in section 4, means any civilian officer or employee in or under a department, including officers of the Coast and (xeodetic Survey in the Department of Commerce; (4) the term "Commission" means the United States Civil Service Commission; (5) the term "training" means the process of providing for and making available to an employee, and placing or enrolling such employee in, a planned, prepared, and coordinated program, course, curriculum, subject, system, or routine of instruction or education, in scientific, professional, technical, mechanical, trade, clerical, fiscal, administrative, or other fields which are or will be directly related to the performance by such employee of official duties for the Government, in order to increase the knowledge, proficiency, ability, skill, and qualifications of such employee in the performance of official duties; (6) the term "(xovernment facility" means any property owned or substantially controlled by the Government and the services of any civilian and military personnel of the Government; and (7) the term "non-Government facility" means (A) the government of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any interstate governmental organization, or any unit, subdivision, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (B) any foreign government or international organization, or instrumentality of either, which is designated by the President as eligible to provide training under this Act, (C) any medical, scientific, technical, educational, research, or professional institution, foundation, agency, or organization, (D) any business, commercial, or industrial firm, corporation, partnership, proprietorship, or any other organization, and (E) any individual not a civilian or military officer or employee of the Government of the United States or of the municipal government of the District

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