(1) Participants The Interagency Committee shall be composed of 1 representative from each of the following:
(A) The Department of Commerce.
(B) The Department of Defense.
(C) The Department of Health and Human Services.
(D) The Department of Labor.
(E) The Small Business Administration.
(F) The Department of Transportation.
(G) The Department of the Treasury.
(H) The General Services Administration.
(I) The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
(J) The Executive staff of the President engaged in policymaking activities.
(2) Appointments
(A) In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the head of each department and agency listed in paragraph (1) shall, not later than 45 days after December 2, 1997, designate a representative who shall be a policymaking official within the department or agency, and who shall report directly to the head of the agency on the status of the activities of the Interagency Committee.
(B) Small Business Administration With respect to the Small Business Administration, the representative shall be the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Womens Business Ownership, who also shall serve as the vice chairperson of the Interagency Committee and shall report directly to the Administrator on the status of the activities on the Interagency Committee and shall serve as the Interagency Committee Liaison to the National Womens Business Council established under section
7105 of this title.
