; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. III Cooperating with allies and partners 301. Investing in talent in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate