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


### Answer
The term **appropriate congressional committees** is defined in *50 U.S.C. § 3373* as the following:

> the following:


(A) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 3373*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 45-MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES > SUBCHAPTER IV-COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE**

