### Question
What does appropriate congressional committees mean?


### Answer
**Appropriate congressional committees** has the following meaning in *6 U.S.C. § 1131*:

> the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 1131*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-TRANSPORTATION SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER III-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY**

