grant, or otherwise at the request or direction of an agency, agencies, or the President. . (d) Advisory committees containing special Government employees Section 4 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Special Government employees Committee members appointed as special Government employees shall not be considered full-time or permanent part-time officers or employees of the Federal Government for purposes of determining the applicability of this Act under section 3(2). . 4. Increasing transparency of advisory committees (a) Information requirement Section 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended to read as follows: 11. Disclosure of information (a) In general With respect to each advisory committee, the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports shall make publicly available in accordance with subsection (b) the following information: (1) The charter of the advisory committee. (2) A description of the process used to establish and appoint the members of the advisory committee, including the following: (A) The process for identifying prospective members. (B) The process of selecting members for balance of viewpoints or expertise. (C) The reason each member was appointed to the committee. (D) A justification of the need for representative members, if any. (3) A list of all current members, including, for each member, the following: (A) The name of any person or entity that nominated the member. (B) Whether the member is designated as a special Government employee or a representative. (C) In the case of a representative, the individuals or entity whose viewpoint the member represents. (4) A list of all members designated as special Government employees for whom written certifications were made under section 208(b) of title 18, United States Code, a copy of each such certification, a summary description of the conflict