### Question
How is the "former participant" defined?


### Answer
The term **former participant** is defined in *50 U.S.C. § 2002* as follows -

> a person who—


(A) while an employee of the Agency was a participant in the system

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 2002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY > SUBCHAPTER I-DEFINITIONS**

