; (B) preventing children, including vulnerable children, from being exposed to oppressive child labor; and (C) protecting children’s health, safety, and welfare with regard to employment. (2) Members (A) Appointment The Advisory Committee shall consist of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of Labor, five of whom are to be designated in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. (B) Qualification The members shall be selected upon the basis of their experience and competence in the field of occupational safety and health, child welfare, labor trafficking, and child labor. (C) Composition The membership of the Advisory Committee shall consist of qualified persons from Federal agencies, the States, and private life, including the following: (i) one or more representatives of State agencies focused on occupational safety and health established pursuant to section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 667 ); (ii) one or more persons qualified by experience and affiliation to present the viewpoint of the employers involved, and one or more persons similarly qualified to present the viewpoint of the workers involved, provided that the number of persons presenting employer viewpoints is equal to the number of persons presenting workers’ viewpoints