SECTION
701—Application; Definitions
(a) This chapter applies,
according to the provisions thereof, except to the extent that—
(1) statutes preclude judicial
review; or
(2) agency
action is committed to agency discretion by law.
(b) For the purpose of this chapter—
(1) “agency” means each authority of the
Government of the United States, whether or not it is within or subject
to review by another agency, but does not include—
(A) the Congress;
(B) the courts of the
United States;
(C)
the governments of the territories or possessions of the United States;
(D) the government
of the District of Columbia;
(E) agencies composed of representatives
of the parties or of representatives of organizations of the parties
to the dispute determined by them;
(F) courts martial and military commissions;
(G) military authority
exercised in the field in time of war or in occupied territory; or
(H) functions conferred
by sections 1738, 1739, 1743, and 1744 of title 12; subchapter II
of chapter 471 of title 49; or sections 1884, 1891-1902, and former
section 1641(b)(2), of title 50, appendix; and
(2) “person”, “rule”, “order”,
“license”, “sanction”, “relief”, and “agency action” have the meanings
given them by section 551 of this title.
[5 USC 701. As amended
by acts of July 5, 1994 (108 Stat. 1373); and Jan. 4, 2011 (124 Stat.
3841). “This chapter” includes sections 701-706.]
