22 USC § 10703 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s10703"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 10703 - Definitions"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "10703"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 114
chapter_name: "WESTERN BALKANS DEMOCRACY AND PROSPERITY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIII, § 8334, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1867.)"
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# § 10703. Definitions

In this subtitle:

**(1)** **Appropriate committees of Congress** The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

**(A)** the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

**(B)** the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

**(C)** the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;

**(D)** the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;

**(E)** the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

**(F)** the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.

**(2)** **ICT** The term “ICT” means information and communication technology.

**(3)** **Western Balkans** The term “Western Balkans” means the region comprised of the following countries:

**(A)** The Republic of Albania.

**(B)** Bosnia and Herzegovina.

**(C)** The Republic of Kosovo.

**(D)** Montenegro.

**(E)** The Republic of North Macedonia.

**(F)** The Republic of Serbia.

**(4)** **Western Balkans country** The term “Western Balkans country” means any country listed in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (3).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIII, § 8334, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1867.)