46 U.S.C. § 46103 — Meetings

(a) In general. The Federal Maritime Commission counts as an agency^* under the federal open-meetings law (section 552b of title 5).

(b) Record. Through its secretary, the Commission must keep a record of its meetings and the votes taken on any action, order, contract, or financial transaction.

(c) Closed collaborative discussions. (1) Despite the open-meetings law, a majority of Commissioners may hold a closed meeting to discuss official business if: no vote or official action is taken (A); everyone present is a Commissioner or Commission employee (B); at least one Commissioner from each political party is present, if applicable (C); and the Commission's General Counsel is present (D). (2) Within 2 business days after such a meeting, the Commission must publicly post a list of who attended and a summary of what was discussed, except for matters properly withheld under the open-meetings law's exceptions. (3) For withheld matters, the Commission must still give as much general information as it can. (4) If the closed meeting relates directly to an ongoing Commission proceeding, this disclosure happens instead on the date of the Commission's final decision in that case. (5) This subsection does not limit the open-meetings law for any other Commission meeting. (6) Nothing here limits the open-meetings law for information withheld under paragraph (2)(B) (A), or lets the Commission withhold from a person a record they're otherwise entitled to see about themselves under the Privacy Act (B).