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


### Answer
The term **appropriate congressional committees** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 3902* as the following:

> the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 3902*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25-CLEAN DIAMOND TRADE**

