103 STAT. 1910 PUBLIC LAW 101-225—DEC. 12, 1989 Public information. Records. 33 USC 2073 note. 33 USC 1231a. (A) Subsection (a) is amended by striking "Rules of the Road Advisory Council" and inserting "Navigation Safety Advisory Council". (B) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: "(b) The Council shall advise, consult with, and make rec- ommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to the preven- tion of collisions, rammings, and groundings, including the Inland Rules of the Road, the International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations and equipment, routing measures, marine information, diving safety, and aids to navigation systems. Any advice or rec- ommendation made by the Council to the Secretary shall reflect the independent judgment of the Council on the matter concerned. The Council shall meet at the call of the Secretary, but in any event not less than twice during each calendar year. All proceedings of the Council shall be public, and a record of the proceedings shall be made available for public inspection.". (C) Subsection (d) is amended by striking "September 30, 1990" and inserting "September 30, 1995". (2) REFERENCES. —Each reference to the Rules of the Road Advisory Council in a law, regulation, order, document, record, or paper of the United States is deemed to be a reference to the Navigation Safety Advisory Council. (b) TOWING SAFETY COMMITTEE.—Subsection (e) of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Towing Safety Advisory Committee in the Department of Transportation, approved October 6, 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2131a(e)), is amended by striking "September 30, 1990" and inserting "September 30, 1995". SEC. 106. COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSEL ADVISORY COMMIT- TEE APPOINTMENTS. Section 4508 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of subsection 0))(2) the following: "The Secretary may not seek or use information concerning the political affiliation of individuals in making appointments to the Committee." TITLE II—PROGRAMS SEC. 201. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION FROM SHIPS. The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901-1912) is amended— 33 USC 1905. (1) in section 6(c)(1), by striking "Annex V" and inserting "Annex I and Annex 11"; 33 USC 1907. (2) in section 8(c)(l), by inserting "or of this Act" after "Cionvention"; and (3) in section 8(e)(2), by inserting "or of this Act" after "MA RPOL Protocol". SEC. 202. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO SAFEGUARDING MILI- TARY WHISTLEBLOWERS. Section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(D, by inserting "when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy" immediately after "in the Case of a member of the Coast Guard"; (2) in subsection (c)(5), by inserting "(or to the Secretary of Transportation in the case of a member of the Coast Guard
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