CREDITORS AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS COMMITTEES.

SEC. 405. CREDITORS AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS COMMITTEES.(a) Appointment.—Section 1102(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(4) On request of a party in interest and after notice and a hearing, the court may order the United States trustee to change the membership of a committee appointed under this subsection, if the court determines that the change is necessary to ensure adequate representation of creditors or equity security holders. The court may order the United States trustee to increase the number of members of a committee to include a creditor that is a small business concern (as described in section 3(a)(1) of the Small Business Act), if the court determines that the creditor holds claims (of the kind represented by the committee) the aggregate amount of which, in comparison to the annual gross revenue of that creditor, is disproportionately large.”.(b) Information.—Section 1102(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(3) A committee appointed under subsection (a) shall—“(A) provide access to information for creditors who—“(i) hold claims of the kind represented by that committee; and“(ii) are not appointed to the committee; “(B) solicit and receive comments from the creditors described in subparagraph (A); and“(C) be subject to a court order that compels any additional report or disclosure to be made to the creditors described in subparagraph (A).”.