### Question
How does DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION define the appropriate committees of Congress?


### Answer
Under *50 U.S.C. § 2357a*, **the appropriate committees of Congress** is defined as:

> the Committees on Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on International Relations, Armed Services, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 2357a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 40-DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION > SUBCHAPTER IV&ndash;A-NONPROLIFERATION ASSISTANCE COORDINATION**

