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


### Answer
The term **congressional defense committees** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 2399* as the following:

> the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2399*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 141-MISCELLANEOUS PROCUREMENT PROVISIONS**

