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


### Answer
The term **appropriate congressional committees** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 2296f* as the following:

> 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**

