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


### Answer
The term **covered congressional committees** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 2277* as the following:

> the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2277*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 135-SPACE PROGRAMS**

