Sec. 5. Coordinating Committee on International Cultural Property Protection
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There is established a Coordinating Committee on International Cultural Property Protection (in this section referred to as the Committee ). The full Committee shall meet not less often than annually to coordinate and inform Federal efforts to protect international cultural property and to facilitate the work of the United States Coordinator for International Cultural Property Protection designated under section 4. The Committee shall be composed of the United States Coordinator for International Cultural Property Protection, who shall act as Chair, and representatives of the following:
The Department of State. The Department of Defense. The Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Department of the Interior. The Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The United States Agency for International Development. The Smithsonian Institution. Such other entities as the Chair determines appropriate. The Committee may include such subcommittees and taskforces as the Chair determines appropriate.
Such subcommittees or taskforces may be comprised of a subset of the Committee members or of such other members as the Chair determines appropriate. At the discretion of the Chair, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 552b of title 5 of the United States Code (relating to open meetings) shall not apply to activities of such subcommittees or taskforces. The Committee shall consult with governmental and nongovernmental organizations, including the U.S.
Committee of the Blue Shield, museums, educational institutions, and research institutions on efforts to promote and protect international cultural property.