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 105 STAT. 2216 PUBLIC LAW 102-241—DEC. 19, 1991 Federal Register, publication. Federal Register, publication. (5) Three members representing State Commissioned Pilot organizations, with one member each representing the New Orleans/Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, the Crescent River Port Pilots Association, and the Associated Branch Pilots Association. (6) Two at-large members who utilize water transportation facilities located in the geographical area covered by the Committee. (7) Three members representing consumers, shippers, or importers/exporters that utilize vessels which utilize the navigable waterways covered by the Committee. (8) Two members representing those licensed merchant mariners, other than pilots, who perform shipboard duties on those vessels which utilize navigable waterways covered by the Committee. (9) One member representing an organization that serves in a consulting or advisory capacity to the maritime industry. (10) One member representing an environmental organization. (11) One member representing the general public. (c) The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Committee upon recommendation after first soliciting nominations by notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary may request the head of any other Federal agency or department to designate a representative to advise the Committee on matters within the jurisdiction of that agency or department, who shall not be a voting member of the Committee. (d) The Committee shall annually elect, by majority vote at its first meeting, a chairman and vice chairman from its membership. The vice chairman shall act as chairman in the absence or incapacity of, or in the event of a vacancy in, the Office of the Chairman. (e) Terms of members appointed to the Committee shall be two years. The Secretary shall, not less than once a year, publish notice in the Federal Register for solicitation of nominations for membership on the Committee. (f) Members of the Committee who are not officers or employees of the United States shall serve without pay and members of the Committee who are officers or employees of the United States shall receive no additional pay on account of their service on the Committee. While away from their homes or regular place of business, members of the Committee may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 20. VESSEL REQUIREMENTS. Section 3503 of title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) in subsection (a), by striking "November 1, 1993" and substituting "November 1, 1998"; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (B); (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and substituting "; and"; and (C) by adding the following new subparagraph: "(D) the owner or managing operator of the vessel shall notify the Coast Guard of structural alterations to the vessel, and with regard to those alterations comply with any noncombustible inaterial requirements that the Coast

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