### Question
How is the term eligible participant defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible participant** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 3842* as the following:

> a producer, landowner, or entity that is participating in, or seeking to participate in, programs in which the producer, landowner, or entity is otherwise eligible to participate under this chapter or the agricultural management assistance program under section 1524(b) of title 7

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3842*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 58-ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER V-FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION**

