### Question
How is the term appropriate committees of the Congress defined?


### Answer
The term **appropriate committees of the Congress** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 2723* as the following:

> the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2723*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

