22 USC § 10433 - Appropriate congressional committees and leadership defined

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title: "22 USC § 10433 - Appropriate congressional committees and leadership defined"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "10433"
section_name: "Appropriate congressional committees and leadership defined"
chapter_number: 111
chapter_name: "AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES (AUKUS) SECURITY PARTNERSHIP"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "AUKUS SUBMARINE TRANSFER AUTHORIZATION ACT"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XIII, § 1354, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 522.)"
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# § 10433. Appropriate congressional committees and leadership defined

In this chapter, the term “appropriate congressional committees and leadership” means—

**(1)** the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

**(2)** the majority leader of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XIII, § 1354, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 522.)