of this section, the President, acting through the Under Secretary, shall establish a steering committee to assist in evaluating information and data submitted by eligible requesters under subsection (b)(1) in the event of a harmful algal bloom or hypoxia event of significance, in accordance with the considerations described in subsection (c)(3) and the Event of Significance Policy under subsection (c). (B) Membership The steering committee established under this paragraph shall consist of individuals with knowledge and experience in aquatic or marine science, harmful algal bloom or hypoxia science, harmful algal bloom or hypoxia monitoring and forecasting, or harmful algal bloom or hypoxia prevention, mitigation, and control. (C) Charter The Under Secretary shall develop and prescribe a charter for the steering committee established under this paragraph. Such charter shall reflect the full scope of the duties and activities of the steering committee. (D) Exemption Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the steering committee established under this paragraph. (7) Availability of funds Upon the submission of a request for a harmful algal bloom or hypoxia event of significance determination under subsection (b), the appropriate Federal official is authorized to make sums, from funds appropriated to the Fund, available to the affected State, local, or Tribal government for the purposes of supporting the determination of and assessing the environmental, economic, social, subsistence use, and public health effects of such event. (b) Requests and determinations (1) Eligible requesters Not later than two years after the beginning date of a harmful algal bloom or hypoxia event of significance, a request for a harmful algal bloom or hypoxia event of significance determination may be submitted to the appropriate Federal official, if the appropriate Federal official has not independently determined that such an event of significance has occurred, by any of the following: (A) The Governor of an