Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§10703 Definitions

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 114— - WESTERN BALKANS DEMOCRACY AND PROSPERITY › § 10703

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key terms used in the subtitle. "Appropriate committees of Congress" means six specific committees: the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the House Committees on Foreign Affairs, Appropriations, and Financial Services. "ICT" means information and communication technology. "Western Balkans" names six countries: Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo; Montenegro; North Macedonia; and Serbia. A "Western Balkans country" is any of those six.

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Title 22, §10703

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In this subtitle:

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

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

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22 U.S.C. § 10703

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73