### Question
How is the "appropriate committees" defined?


### Answer
The term **appropriate committees** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 6831* as follows -

> the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 6831*
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