§ 8501. Definitions
For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1)
“Federal service” means service performed after 1952 in the employ of the United States or an instrumentality of the United States which is wholly or partially owned by the United States, but does not include service (except service to which subchapter II of this chapter applies) performed—
(B)
as a member of the armed forces or the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(C)
by members of the Foreign Service for whom payments are provided under section 609(b)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980;
(D)
outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands by an individual who is not a citizen of the United States;
(E)
by an individual excluded by regulations of the Office of Personnel Management from the operation of subchapter
III of chapter
83 of this title because he is paid on a contract or fee basis;
(I)
by an individual serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, storm, earthquake, flood, or other similar emergency;
(K)
as a member of a State, county, or community committee under the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service or of any other board, council, committee, or other similar body, unless the board, council, committee, or other body is composed exclusively of individuals otherwise in the full-time employ of the United States; or
(4)
“compensation” means cash benefits payable to an individual with respect to his unemployment including any portion thereof payable with respect to dependents;
(5)
“benefit year” means the benefit year as defined by the applicable State unemployment compensation law, and if not so defined the term means the period prescribed in the agreement under this subchapter with a State or, in the absence of such an agreement, the period prescribed by the Secretary of Labor;
(6)
“State” means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands;
(8)
“base period” means the base period as defined by the applicable State unemployment compensation law for the benefit year.