Section 7. Definition of Terms.— As used in this Act:

1. Compensation refers to the basic pay or salary received by an officer or employee of the OWWA, pursuant to the official appointment, excluding per diems, bonuses, overtime pay, honoraria, allowances and any other emoluments received that are not integrated into the basic pay under existing laws;

2. Contribution or membership fee refers to the amount paid to the OWWA by the employer or by an OFW in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

3. Dependent refers to any of the following:

   1. The legal spouse;

   2. The legitimate, illegitimate, legitimated, and legally adopted child, who is unmarried, not gainfully employed, and not over the age of majority, or is over the age of majority but incapacitated and incapable of self-support due to a mental or physical defect; and

   3. The parents who rely primarily upon the member-OFWs for support;

4. Non-active OWWA member refers to an OFW whose OWWA membership has expired;

5. Non-OWWA member refers to an undocumented OFW and who has not availed of the voluntary membership of the OWWA;

6. OWWA member refers to an OFW with a paid contribution or membership fee;

7. Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) refers to a person who is to be engaged, is engaged, or has been engaged in a remunerated activity in a State of which the person is not a citizen, or on board a vessel navigating the foreign seas other than a government ship used for military or noncommercial purposes, or on an installation located offshore or on the high seas; and

8. Voluntary OWWA member refers to the OFW who has availed of the voluntary membership of the OWWA at job sites or through electronic registration.