RETIRED SERVICE MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS SERVING ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

SEC. 218. RETIRED SERVICE MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS SERVING ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) In General.—Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 680. [14 U.S.C. 680] Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory committees “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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) solely because of such membership.” . (b) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for such chapter, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 679 the following:“680. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory committees.”.