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


### Answer
The term **appropriate committees of Congress** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1862s* as the following:

> the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1862s*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 16-NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**

