; (B) guidance on the scope of the review; and (C) the receipt of public comments. (2) Public availability The Department of State shall endeavor to make comments received from the public available in a timely and easily accessible manner. (e) Consideration of public comments The Department shall consider public comments received but may use discretion with respect to the inclusion of public comments in its evaluation, analysis, and conclusions in the report required under subsection (b). (f) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate