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22 U.S.C. 2296f: DefinitionsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSECHAPTER 32-FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

§2296f. Definitions

In this part:

(1)  Appropriate congressional committees

The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives.

(2)  Countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia

The term “countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia” means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

( Pub. L. 87–195 , pt. I, § 499F, as added Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(2) [title V, § 596(b)] , Nov. 29, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1535 , 1501A–126.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.