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‘‘(ii) announced on a public website; 
and 
‘‘(iii) open to the public. 
‘‘(C) ATTENDANCE.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall maintain a record of the persons 
present at each meeting. 
‘‘(D) MINUTES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Unless otherwise 
prohibited by Federal law, minutes of the 
meetings of the Advisory Committee shall 
be published on the public website under 
subsection (e)(5). 
‘‘(ii) PROTECTION
OF
CLASSIFIED 
AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—The Advi-
sory Committee may redact or summarize, 
as necessary, minutes of the meetings to 
protect classified information or sensitive 
security information in accordance with 
law. 
‘‘(7) VOTING MEMBER ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION AND SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than 
60 days after the date on which a voting mem-
ber is appointed to the Advisory Committee but 
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before such voting member may be granted any 
access to classified information or sensitive se-
curity information, the Administrator shall de-
termine if such voting member should be re-
stricted from reviewing, discussing, or pos-
sessing classified information or sensitive secu-
rity information. 
‘‘(B) ACCESS.— 
‘‘(i) SENSITIVE
SECURITY
INFORMA-
TION.—If a voting member is not re-
stricted from reviewing, discussing, or pos-
sessing 
sensitive 
security 
information 
under subparagraph (A) and voluntarily 
signs a nondisclosure agreement, such vot-
ing member may be granted access to sen-
sitive security information that is relevant 
to such voting member’s service on the Ad-
visory Committee. 
‘‘(ii) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Ac-
cess to classified materials shall be man-
aged in accordance with Executive Order 
No. 13526 of December 29, 2009 (75 Fed. 
Reg. 
707), 
or 
any 
subsequent 
cor-
responding Executive order. 
‘‘(C) PROTECTIONS.— 
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‘‘(i) SENSITIVE
SECURITY
INFORMA-
TION.—Voting members shall protect sen-
sitive security information in accordance 
with part 1520 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
‘‘(ii) 
CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.— 
Voting members shall protect classified in-
formation in accordance with the applica-
ble requirements for the particular level of 
classification of such information. 
‘‘(8) JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS.—The Advi-
sory Committee may meet with one or more of the 
following advisory committees to discuss multimodal 
security issues and other security-related issues of 
common concern: 
‘‘(A) Aviation Security Advisory Com-
mittee, established under section 44946 of title 
49, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) Maritime Security Advisory Com-
mittee, established under section 70112 of title 
46, United States Code. 
‘‘(C) Railroad Safety Advisory Committee, 
established by the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion. 
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‘‘(9) SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.—The Advi-
sory Committee may request the assistance of sub-
ject matter experts with expertise related to the ju-
risdiction of the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) PERIODIC REPORTS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall periodically submit to the Administrator 
reports on matters requested by the Administrator 
or by a majority of the members of the Advisory 
Committee. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall submit to the Administrator and 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate an annual report that provides infor-
mation on the activities, findings, and rec-
ommendations of the Advisory Committee dur-
ing the preceding year. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 6 
months after the date that the Administrator 
receives an annual report under subparagraph 
(A), the Administrator shall publish a public 
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version of such report, in accordance with sec-
tion 552a(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE.— 
‘‘(1) 
CONSIDERATION.—The 
Administrator 
shall consider the information, advice, and rec-
ommendations of the Advisory Committee in formu-
lating policies, programs, initiatives, rulemakings, 
and security directives pertaining to surface trans-
portation security efforts. 
‘‘(2) FEEDBACK.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date that the Administrator receives a rec-
ommendation from the Advisory Committee under 
subsection (d)(2), the Administrator shall submit to 
the Advisory Committee written feedback on such 
recommendation, including— 
‘‘(A) if the Administrator agrees with such 
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 such 
recommendation; or 
‘‘(B) if the Administrator disagrees with 
such recommendation, a justification for such 
disagreement. 
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‘‘(3) NOTICES.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date the Administrator submits feedback under 
paragraph (2), the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) notify the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate of such feedback, 
including the agreement or disagreement under 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph, as 
applicable; and 
‘‘(B) provide the committees specified in 
subparagraph (A) with a briefing upon request. 
‘‘(4) UPDATES.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date the Administrator receives a recommenda-
tion from the Advisory Committee under subsection 
(d)(2) that the Administrator agrees with, and quar-
terly thereafter until such recommendation is fully 
implemented, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
or post on the public website under paragraph (5) 
an update on the status of such recommendation. 
‘‘(5) WEBSITE.—The Administrator shall main-
tain a public website that— 
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