### Question
How is the term participating agency defined?


### Answer
The term **participating agency** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 188* as the following:

> a department or agency of the Federal Government that is represented on the Council by a member under subsection (b)

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 188*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART I-ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS > CHAPTER 7-BOARDS, COUNCILS, AND COMMITTEES**

