In this title, "agency" means a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government. 31 U.S.C. § 101 Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 101 (no source). The section is included to avoid the necessity for defining "agency" each time it is used in the revised title.
(a)Authority. Subpart B of Regulation H ( 12 CFR part 208 , subpart B) is issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under 12 U.S.C. 24 ; sections 9 , 11 and 21 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 321-338a , 248(a) , 248(c) , and 481-486 ) ; sections 1814, 1816, 1818, 1823(j), 1831o, 1831p-1 and 1831r-1 of the FDI Act (12 U.S.C. 1814 , 1816 , 1818 , 1823(j) , 1831o , 1831p-1 and 1831r-1 ) ; and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of