‘‘(2) WEBSITE AVAILABILITY.—The head of an 
agency shall make available electronically, on the of-
ficial public website of the agency, detailed minutes 
and, to the extent available, a transcript or audio or 
video recording of each advisory committee meeting 
not later than 30 calendar days after such meeting. 
‘‘(3) GRANT REVIEWS.—In the case of grant re-
views, disclosure of information required by sub-
section (a)(3) may be provided in the aggregate 
rather than by individual grant. 
‘‘(c) PROVISION
OF INFORMATION
BY ADMINIS-
TRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.—The Administrator of 
General Services shall provide, on the official public 
website of the General Services Administration, electronic 
access to the information made available by each agency 
under this section. 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF MEETING MATERIALS.—Ex-
cept where prohibited by contractual agreements entered 
into prior to the effective date of this Act, agencies and 
advisory committees shall make available to any person, 
at actual cost of duplication, copies of advisory committee 
meeting materials.’’. 
(b) CHARTER FILING.—Subsection (f) of section 9 of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), as 
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redesignated by section 2(a), is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) No advisory committee shall meet or take any 
action until an advisory committee charter has been filed 
with the Administrator, the head of the agency to whom 
any advisory committee reports, and the standing commit-
tees of the Senate and of the House of Representatives 
having legislative jurisdiction of such agency. Such charter 
shall contain the following information in the following 
order: 
‘‘(1) The committee’s official designation. 
‘‘(2) The authority under which the committee 
is established. 
‘‘(3) The committee’s objectives and the scope 
of its activity. 
‘‘(4) A description of the duties for which the 
committee is responsible, and, if such duties are not 
solely advisory, a specification of the authority for 
such functions. 
‘‘(5) The agency or official to whom the com-
mittee reports. 
‘‘(6) The agency responsible for providing the 
necessary support for the committee. 
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‘‘(7) The responsibilities of the officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government designated under 
section 10(e). 
‘‘(8) The estimated number and frequency of 
committee meetings. 
‘‘(9) The period of time necessary for the com-
mittee to carry out its purposes. 
‘‘(10) The committee’s termination date, if less 
than two years from the date of the committee’s es-
tablishment. 
‘‘(11) The estimated number of members and a 
description of the expertise needed to carry out the 
objectives of the committee. 
‘‘(12) A description of whether the committee 
will be composed of special Government employees, 
representatives, or members from both categories. 
‘‘(13) Whether the agency intends to create 
subcommittees and if so, the agency official author-
ized to exercise such authority. 
‘‘(14) The estimated annual operating costs in 
dollars and full-time equivalent positions for such 
committee. 
‘‘(15) The recordkeeping requirements of the 
committee. 
‘‘(16) The date the charter is filed. 
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A copy of any such charter shall also be furnished to the 
Library of Congress.’’. 
SEC. 5. MANAGING FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
(a) COMMITTEE
MANAGEMENT
OFFICERS.—Sub-
section (c) of section 8 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.), as redesignated by section 2(d), is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) The head of each agency that has an advisory 
committee shall designate an Advisory Committee Man-
agement Officer who shall— 
‘‘(1) be a senior official who is— 
‘‘(A) an expert in implementing the re-
quirements of this Act and regulations promul-
gated pursuant to this Act; and 
‘‘(B) the primary point of contact for the 
General Services Administration; 
‘‘(2) be responsible for the establishment, man-
agement, and supervision of the advisory committees 
of the agency, including establishing procedures, per-
formance measures, and outcomes for such commit-
tees; 
‘‘(3) assemble and maintain the reports, 
records, and other papers (including advisory com-
mittee meeting materials) of any such committee 
during its existence; 
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‘‘(4) ensure any such committee and cor-
responding agency staff adhere to the provisions of 
this Act and any regulations promulgated pursuant 
to this Act; 
‘‘(5) maintain records on each employee of any 
such committee and completion of training required 
for any such employee; 
‘‘(6) be responsible for providing the informa-
tion required in section 7(b) of this Act to the Ad-
ministrator; and 
‘‘(7) carry out, on behalf of that agency, the 
provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code, with respect to the reports, records, and other 
papers described in paragraph (3).’’. 
SEC. 6. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW AND REPORTS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall review compliance by agencies with the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act, as amended by this Act, in-
cluding whether agencies are appropriately appointing ad-
visory committee members as either special Government 
employees or representatives. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
to the committees described in subsection (c) two reports 
on the results of the review, as follows: 
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(1) The first report shall be submitted not later 
than one year after the date of promulgation of reg-
ulations under section 7(c) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by sec-
tion 2(c). 
(2) The second report shall be submitted not 
later than five years after such date of promulgation 
of regulations. 
(c) COMMITTEES.—The committees described in this 
subsection are the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 7. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ACT TO TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
Section 135(f)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2155(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (a) and (b) of sections 10 and 11 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 10 and subsections (a)(7), (a)(8), 
(a)(9), (b)(2), and (d) of section 11 of the Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act’’. 
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SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘special Government employee’ 
has the same meaning as in section 202(a) of title 
18, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 9. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Section 7(d)(1) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the rate 
specified for GS–18 of the General Schedule under 
section 5332’’ and inserting ‘‘the rate for level IV of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘handi-
capped individuals (within the meaning of section 
501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
794))’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals with disabilities 
(as defined in section 7(20) of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705(20)))’’. 
SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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