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


### Answer
The term **appropriate congressional committees** is defined in *22 U.S.C. § 2765* as the following:

> the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2765*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 39-ARMS EXPORT CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AUTHORIZATIONS**

