Sec. 7. National Advisory Committees

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Section 42502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— in subsection

(a)by striking Committee. and inserting (in this section referred to as the ; Shipper Committee ). in subsections

(b)and

(c)by striking Committee each place it appears and inserting Shipper Committee ; and in subsection (c)(3)— in subparagraph

(A)by inserting , including ocean transportation intermediaries (as such term is defined in section 40102) after ocean common carriers ; and in subparagraph

(B)by striking ocean common carriers and inserting ocean common carriers described in subparagraph

(A). Chapter 425 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating section 42503 as section 42504; and by inserting after section 42502 the following: There is established a National Seaport Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the Seaport Committee ). The Seaport Committee shall advise the Federal Maritime Commission on policies relating to the competitiveness, reliability, and efficiency of the international ocean freight delivery system. The Seaport Committee shall consist of 24 members appointed by the Commission in accordance with this section. Each member of the Seaport Committee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Seaport Committee. Members of the Seaport Committee shall be appointed as follows: Eight members shall represent marine terminal operators, as defined in section 40102. Sixteen members shall represent port authorities. . Section 42501 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph

(2)and inserting the following: The term covered Committee means— the National Shipper Advisory Committee established under section 42502; and the National Seaport Advisory Committee established under section 42503. . Section 42504 of title 46, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended— by striking The Committee each place it appears and inserting Each covered Committee ; in subsection

(a)by striking the Committee each place it appears and inserting each such Committee ; in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and

(j)by striking the Committee each place it appears and inserting a covered Committee ; in subsection (h)— in paragraph (1)— by striking Chair of the Committee and inserting Chair of each covered Committee ; and by striking function of the Committee and inserting function of the applicable Committee ; and in paragraph

(2)by striking the Committee and inserting each covered Committee ; and in subsection (i)— in paragraph

(1)by striking the Committee if the function of the Committee and inserting any relevant covered Committee if the function of such Committee ; in paragraph

(2)by striking the Committee and inserting each such Committee ; in paragraph (3)— by striking from the Committee and inserting from a covered Committee ; and in subparagraph

(B)by striking to the Committee and inserting to the submitting Committee ; and in paragraph

(4)by striking from the Committee and inserting from a covered Committee .