A committee that—
(1)
advises or assists the Coast Guard with respect to a function that affects a member of the Coast Guard or a dependent of such a member; and
(2)
includes in its membership a retired Coast Guard member or a dependent of such a retired member;
shall not be considered an advisory committee under chapter 10 of title 5 solely because of such membership.
(Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 218(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3036, § 680; renumbered § 2944, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 117(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4230; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(61), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4312.)