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.)