; or (B) designate an existing multi-agency committee within the executive branch to carry out this section if the President determines that the existing committee has the relevant expertise and personnel to carry out this section. (2) Membership The Committee shall be comprised of the following officials (or, subject to paragraph (3), a designee of any such official): (A) The Secretary of the Treasury. (B) The Secretary of Commerce. (C) The Secretary of State. (D) The Attorney General. (E) The Director of National Intelligence. (F) The heads of such other agencies as the President determines appropriate, generally or on a case-by-case basis. (3) Designee An official specified in paragraph (2) may select a designee to serve on the Committee from among individuals serving in positions appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (4) Chair and vice chair The President shall appoint a chairperson and a vice chairperson of the Committee from among the members of the Committee. (c) Submission of petitions (1) In general A United States person described in paragraph (3) may submit a petition to the Committee requesting that the Committee— (A) review, under subsection (d), a significant act or series of acts described in paragraph (2) committed by a foreign person; and (B) refer the matter to the President with a recommendation to impose sanctions under subsection (e) to address any threat to the national security of the United States posed by the significant act or series of acts. (2) Significant act or series of acts described A significant act or series of acts described in this paragraph is a significant act or series of acts of— (A) theft of intellectual property of a United States person