defense committees
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
10 U.S.C. § 119 — in this section (4 versions over time)
In this section, the term “defense committees” means—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations, and the Defense Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations, of the House of Representatives.