### Question
How is the term intelligence committees defined?


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

> the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate

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

