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§ 204. Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee
(a) Establishment
(b) Duties
(1) In general
(2) Risk-based security
(c) Membership
(1) CompositionThe Advisory Committee shall be composed of—
(A) voting members appointed by the Administrator under paragraph (2); and
(B) nonvoting members, serving in an advisory capacity, who shall be designated by—
(i) the Transportation Security Administration;
(ii) the Department of Transportation;
(iii) the Coast Guard; and
(iv) such other Federal department or agency as the Administrator considers appropriate.
(2) AppointmentThe Administrator shall appoint voting members from among stakeholders representing each mode of surface transportation, such as passenger rail, freight rail, mass transit, pipelines, highways, over-the-road bus, school bus industry, and trucking, including representatives from—
(A) associations representing such modes of surface transportation;
(B) labor organizations representing such modes of surface transportation;
(C) groups representing the users of such modes of surface transportation, including asset manufacturers, as appropriate;
(D) relevant law enforcement, first responders, and security experts; and
(E) such other groups as the Administrator considers appropriate.
(3) Chairperson
(4) Term of office
(A) Terms
(i) In general
(ii) Reappointment
(B) Removal
(i) In general
(ii) Access to information
(5) Prohibition on compensation
(6) Meetings
(A) In general
(B) Public meetingsAt least 1 of the meetings of the Advisory Committee each year shall be—
(i) announced in the Federal Register;
(ii) announced on a public website; and
(iii) open to the public.
(C) Attendance
(D) Minutes
(i) In general
(ii) Protection of classified and sensitive information
(7) Voting member access to classified and sensitive security information
(A) Determinations
(B) Access
(i) Sensitive security information
(ii) Classified information
(C) Protections
(i) Sensitive security information
(ii) Classified information
(8) Joint committee meetingsThe Advisory Committee may meet with 1 or more of the following advisory committees to discuss multimodal security issues and other security-related issues of common concern:
(A) Aviation Security Advisory Committee established under section 44946 of title 49.
(B) Maritime Security Advisory Committee established under section 70112 of title 46.
(C) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee established by the Federal Railroad Administration.
(9) Subject matter experts
(d) Reports
(1) Periodic reports
(2) Annual report
(A) Submission
(B) Publication
(e) Administration response
(1) Consideration
(2) FeedbackNot later than 90 days after the date that the Administrator receives a recommendation from the Advisory Committee under subsection (d)(2), the Administrator shall submit to the Advisory Committee written feedback on the recommendation, including—
(A) if the Administrator agrees with the recommendation, a plan describing the actions that the Administrator has taken, will take, or recommends that the head of another Federal department or agency take to implement the recommendation; or
(B) if the Administrator disagrees with the recommendation, a justification for that determination.
(3) NoticesNot later than 30 days after the date the Administrator submits feedback under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall—
(A) notify the appropriate congressional committees of the feedback, including the determination under subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of that paragraph, as applicable; and
(B) provide the appropriate congressional committees with a briefing upon request.
(4) Updates
(5) WebsiteThe Administrator shall maintain a public website that—
(A) lists the members of the Advisory Committee; and
(B) provides the contact information for the Advisory Committee.
(f) Nonapplicability of FACA
(Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 404, as added Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1969(a), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3609.)