### Question
What does appropriate committees of Congress mean?


### Answer
**Appropriate committees of Congress** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 2801*:

> the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives and, with respect to any project to be carried out by, or for the use of, an intelligence component of the Department of Defense, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2801*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 169-MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER I-MILITARY CONSTRUCTION**

