### Question
Can you define what congressional intelligence committees means?


### Answer
**Congressional intelligence committees** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8H*:

> given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a) [50 U.S.C. 3003].

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 8H*
  - Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**

