### Question
Can you define what appropriate committees of Congress means?


### Answer
**Appropriate committees of Congress** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 2801*:

> the congressional defense committees and, with respect to any project to be carried out by, or for the use of, an intelligence component of the Department of Defense, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2801*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 169-MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER I-MILITARY CONSTRUCTION**

