### Question
How does the law define appropriate congressional committees?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 2296f*, **appropriate congressional committees** is defined as:

> the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2296f*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32-FOREIGN ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER I-INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT > Part XII-Support for the Economic and Political Independence of the Countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia**

