22 USC § 8605 - Definitions

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title: "22 USC § 8605 - Definitions"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "8605"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 93
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 112–150, § 7, July 27, 2012, 126 Stat. 1149.)"
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# § 8605. Definitions

In this chapter:

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

**(A)** the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and

**(B)** the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

**1** **Qualitative military edge** [^1]

The term “qualitative military edge” has the meaning given the term in section 2776(h)(2)  of this title.

See References in Text note below.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 112–150, § 7, July 27, 2012, 126 Stat. 1149.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

, referred to in par. (2), was redesignated  by , , .