Section 1636.2 - Definitions-general(a)Commission means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission established by section 705 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-4 .(b)Covered entity means respondent as defined in section 701(n) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 4 2 U.S.C. 2000e(n), and includes: (1)Employer, which is a person engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has 15 or more employees, as defined in section 701(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e(b) ;(2)Employing office, as defined in section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1301 , and 3 U.S.C. 411(c) ;(3) An entity employing a State employee (or the employee of a political subdivision of a State) described in section 304(a) of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, 4 2 U.S.C. 2000e-16c(a) ; and(4) An entity to which section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 4 2 U.S.C. 2000e-16(a), applies.(c)Employee means:(1) An employee (including an applicant), as defined in section 701(f) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 4 2 U.S.C. 2000e(f) ;(3) A covered employee (including an applicant), as defined in 3 U.S.C. 411(c) ;(4) A State employee (including an applicant) (or the employee or applicant of a political subdivision of a State) described in section 304(a) of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. 2000e -16c(a) ; and(5) An employee (including an applicant) to which section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 4 2 U.S.C. 2000e-16(a), applies.(d)Person means person as defined by section 701(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e(a) .