§ 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—
(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 disputes 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.