1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to establish a Federal advisory committee to provide policy recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on positioning the United States to take advantage of emerging opportunities for Arctic maritime transportation. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Advisory committee The term Advisory Committee means the Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee established under section 4(a). (2) Arctic The term Arctic has the meaning given the term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4111 ). (3) Arctic Sea Routes The term Arctic Sea Routes means the international Northern Sea Route, the Transpolar Sea Route, and the Northwest Passage. 4. Establishment of the Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense acting through the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall establish an Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee in the Department of Transportation to advise the Secretary of Transportation on matters related to Arctic maritime transportation, including Arctic seaway development. (b) Membership (1) In general The Advisory Committee shall be composed of 15 members as described in paragraph (2). (2) Composition The members of the Advisory Committee shall be— (A) 1 individual appointed and designated by the Secretary of Transportation to serve as the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee; (B) 1 designee of the Secretary of Commerce; (C) 1 designee of the Secretary of State; (D) 1 designee of the Secretary of Transportation; (E) 1 designee of the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating; (F) 1 designee of the Department of Defense