§ 550.301 Definitions.

In this subpart: Agency means an Executive agency as defined by section 105 of Title 5, United States Code. Allotment means a recurring specified deduction for a legal purpose from pay authorized by an employee to be paid to an allottee. Allottee means the person or institution to whom an allotment is made payable. Allotter means the employee from whose pay an allotment is made. Association of management officials and/or supervisors means an association composed of either management officials and/or supervisors with which the agency has established official relationships. Combined Federal Campaign means an organization of voluntary health and welfare agencies authorized to solicit charitable contributions in a local area in accordance with arrangements prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under Executive Order 10927. Continental United States means the several States and the District of Columbia, but excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Dues means the regular periodic amount specified by an allotter to be withheld from his or her pay which is required to maintain the allotter as a member in good standing in a labor organization or association of management officials and/or supervisors or other organization. Employee means an employee of an agency who satisfies the definition of that term in 5 U.S.C. 2105. Foreign affairs agency means the Department of State, the International Communications Agency, the Agency for International Development and its successor agency or agencies. Labor organization means a labor organization as defined by section 7103(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code, unless specified otherwise.