appropriationsincludes funds made available by statute under section 9104 of title 31.
employeemeans an employee as defined by section 2105, a member of a uniformed service, and a student who provides voluntary services under section 3111;
entity of the legislative branchmeans the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol (including the Botanic Garden), the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, the Government Publishing Office, the Library of Congress, and the Office of Technology Assessment;
qualified employeemeans an employee as described in subsection (b).
transit passmeans a transit pass as defined by section 132(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.