Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§9801 Appropriate congressional committees defined

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 105— - GLOBAL FRAGILITY › § 9801

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Names which congressional committees and federal agencies count for this chapter. "Appropriate congressional committees" are the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees and the House Foreign Affairs and Appropriations Committees. "Relevant Federal department or agency" includes the Departments of State, Defense, and the Treasury, the United States Agency for International Development, and any other federal department or agency the President says is needed.

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Title 22, §9801

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In this chapter:

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

(A)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(B)the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

(2)The term “relevant Federal department or agency” means the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Defense, the Department of 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “the”. Treasury, and any other Federal department or agency the President determines is relevant to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

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Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title V, § 501, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3060, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Global Fragility Act of 2019’.”

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22 U.S.C. § 9801

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73