Definitions.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 15

(a) (2) The following are considered employees of the Department of Commerce for the purposes of this part: Department of Commerce employees in the Foreign Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps Officers, and Department of Commerce employees who meet the definition of “employee” set forth in 5 U.S.C. 2105(a), including students providing volunteer service under 5 U.S.C. 3111. (3) The following are not considered employees of the Department of Commerce for purposes of this part: employees or retired employees of other agencies. (b) (c) (d) (1) Children who are unmarried and under 21 years of age at the time of the qualifying injury or, regardless of age, are unmarried and due to mental and/or physical limitations are incapable of self-support. The term “children” must include natural offspring, step-children, adopted children, and those under permanent legal guardianship (at least until age 18), or comparable permanent custody arrangement, of the employee or spouse or domestic partner when dependent upon and normally residing with the guardian or custodial party, and U.S. citizen children placed for adoption if a U.S. court grants temporary guardianship of the child to the employee and specifically authorizes the child to reside with the employee in the country of assignment before the adoption is finalized; (2) Parents (including stepparents and legally adoptive parents) of the employee or of the spouse or of the domestic partner; (3) Sist

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 15:§ 3.2