The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) launched its Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee through the selection of a chairperson in accordance with the March 28 enforcement of the Act on the Safeguarding and Promotion of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Intangible Cultural Heritage Act). The establishment of this committee, an expert advisory body for the CHA, is aimed at more actively responding to the diverse policy demands stemming from the implementation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Act and enhancing the expert capacity for policy deliberation. One of the most significant changes stipulated by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Act is the expansion of the scope of intangible heritage: while it previously centered on traditional performing arts and crafts, it now covers traditional knowledge and customary practices as well. The committee is comprised of 27 committee members and 44 specialists, appointed for a two-year term spanning from March 1, 2016 to April 30, 2018. These experts are drawn from diverse fields related to intangible heritage, including traditional performance and crafts, and traditional knowledge and customary practices, as well as administration and the media. For two years, the intangible heritage experts appointed to the committee are tasked with the deliberation of intangible heritage policies, the listing or delisting of intangible heritage elements and masters, and the selection of candidates for inscription on the UNESCO list. The CHA will strive for the effective operation of the committee through such efforts as expanding opportunities for hearing a wide range of stakeholders and improving the committee’s operational rules in a way that ensures participation in discussion agendas by diverse committee members across their areas of expertise.