### Question
How does the law define appropriate congressional committees?


### Answer
Under *21 U.S.C. § 1701*, **appropriate congressional committees** is defined as:

> the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Caucus on International Narcotics Control of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives

#### Citation:
  - *21 U.S.C. § 1701*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 22-NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY**

