(5) leverage additional resources for improved 
stewardship of the Region. 
SEC. 7. POWERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) HEARINGS.—The Advisory Committee may hold 
such hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take 
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Advisory 
Committee considers advisable to carry out this Act. 
(b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
may secure directly from a Federal agency such in-
formation as the Advisory Committee considers nec-
essary to carry out this Act. 
(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), on request of the Chairperson of the 
Advisory Committee, the head of a Federal 
agency shall provide the information requested 
by the Chairperson to the Advisory Committee. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The furnishing of 
information by a Federal agency to the Advi-
sory Committee shall not be considered a waiver 
of any exemption available to the agency under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code. 
(C) INFORMATION TO BE KEPT CONFIDEN-
TIAL.— 
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
section 1905 of title 18, United States 
Code— 
(I) the Advisory Committee shall 
be considered an agency of the Fed-
eral Government; and 
(II) any individual employed by 
an individual, entity, or organization 
that is a party to a contract with the 
Advisory Committee under this Act 
shall be considered an employee of the 
Advisory Committee. 
(ii) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE.— 
Information obtained by the Advisory 
Committee, other than information that is 
available to the public, shall not be dis-
closed to any person in any manner except 
to an employee of the Advisory Committee 
as described in clause (i) for the purpose 
of receiving, reviewing, or processing the 
information. 
(c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Advisory Committee 
may use the United States mails in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal 
Government. 
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(d) DONATIONS.—The Advisory Committee may ac-
cept, use, and dispose of donations of services or property 
that advance the goals of the Raritan Bay Stewardship 
Initiative. 
SEC. 8. STEWARDSHIP SITES. 
(a) INITIAL SITES.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall identify 20 initial Raritan Bay 
stewardship sites that the Advisory Committee 
has determined— 
(i)(I) 
are 
natural 
resource-based 
recreation areas; or 
(II) are exemplary natural areas with 
ecological value; and 
(ii) best promote the purposes of this 
Act. 
(B) EXEMPTION.—Identification of initial 
Raritan Bay Stewardship Sites described under 
subparagraph (A) are not subject to the site 
identification process described in subsection 
(d). 
(2) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR 
INITIAL
SITES.—In identifying initial sites under 
paragraph (1), the Advisory Committee shall exert 
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