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In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) Beneficiary countries (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term beneficiary countries means— (i) the Cook Islands; (ii) the Federated States of Micronesia; (iii) the Republic of Fiji; (iv) French Polynesia; (v) the Republic of Kiribati; (vi) the Republic of Nauru; (vii) New Caledonia; (viii) Niue; (ix) the Republic of Palau; (x) the Independent State of Papua New Guinea; (xi) the Republic of Marshall Islands; (xii) the Independent State of Samoa; (xiii) the Solomon Islands; (xiv) the Kingdom of Tonga; (xv) Tuvalu; and (xvi) the Republic of Vanuatu. (B) Updates The Secretary may add or remove any country from the list under subparagraph (A) after providing written notification of such change to the appropriate congressional committees. (3) Listed Chemical The term listed chemical has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). (4) Relevant Secretary The term relevant Secretary means the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General, except as otherwise specified. (6) Interoperable systems The term interoperable systems means communications, data sharing, and operational equipment that enables seamless coordination between beneficiary countries and United States law enforcement agencies.