### Question
What does appropriate congressional committees mean?


### Answer
**Appropriate congressional committees** has the following meaning in *22 U.S.C. § 2708*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2708*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

