a retired member of a uniformed servicemeans a member or former member of a uniformed service who is entitled, under statute, to retired, retirement, or retainer pay on account of his service as such a member;
active servicehas the meaning given it by section 101 of title 37;
agencymeans an Executive agency as defined under section 105 (other than the Government Accountability Office);
employeemeans an employee in or under an agency;
furloughmeans the placement of a senior executive in a temporary status in which the senior executive has no duties and is not paid when the placement in such status is by reason of insufficient work or funds or for other nondisciplinary reasons.
international organizationmeans a public international organization or international-organization preparatory commission in which the Government of the United States participates;
reduction in forceincludes the elimination or modification of a position due to a reorganization, due to a lack of funds or curtailment of work, or due to any other factor.
reemploymentmeans— following a term of employment not extending beyond the period named by the head of the agency at the time of consent to transfer or, in the absence of a named period, not extending beyond the first 5 consecutive years, or any extension thereof, after entering the employ of the international organization.
transfermeans the change of position by an employee from an agency to an international organization;