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


### Answer
The term **appropriate congressional committees** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 2730* 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. § 2730*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

