### Question
How is the term congressional defense committees defined?


### Answer
The term **congressional defense committees** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 2306b* as the following:

> the following:


(A) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2306b*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 137-PROCUREMENT GENERALLY**

