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Appropriate committees of Congress is defined for the briefings

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Appropriate committees of Congress is defined for the briefings

The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says

“the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (A) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives; and (C) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.”

To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes, Sec. 3

Subsection (c)(1) defines the term used in the two briefing requirements that follow. It means the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the House Committee on Small Business, and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The definition applies only within subsection (c).

What the document actually says

“the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (A) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives; and (C) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.”

To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes, Sec. 3
That sentence, in plain words

This says which groups in Congress get the briefings. One is in the Senate. Two are in the House.

What this is about

The word only counts inside this part of the law. It is a short way to name the three groups.

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    Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, Public Law 119-83, sec. 3, 140 Stat. 759 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ83/html/PLAW-119publ83.htm

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    “Appropriate committees of Congress is defined for the briefings,” Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/small-business-innovation-economic-security-act/proposal/sec03-appropriate-committees-defined/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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