(A) assess the disability access needs of 
veterans, the public, and Department employees 
for full access to the Department’s information, 
services, and benefits by reviewing relevant in-
formation, such as filed complaints by people 
with disabilities or physical assessments of the 
Department’s facilities; 
(B) provide assessments of accessibility at 
the Department and the compliance of the De-
partment with applicable provisions of law re-
lating to disability and accessibility; and 
(C) provide advice on improving accessi-
bility at the Department, including the accessi-
bility of all— 
(i) communications, including internal 
and public facing; 
(ii) services and benefits; and 
(iii) facilities. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.—Not 
later than two years after the date of the first 
meeting of the Advisory Committee, and not 
less frequently than once every two years there-
after, the Advisory Committee shall submit to
the Secretary a report that, focusing on areas 
of greatest need for the Department— 
(i) identifies and assesses access bar-
riers affecting veterans, the public, and 
employees of the Department; 
(ii) determines the extent to which the 
programs and activities of the Department 
address the barriers identified in clause (i), 
including compliance of the Department 
with provisions of law relating to accessi-
bility law and reporting; 
(iii) provides recommendations and 
access priorities to improve the accessi-
bility of the Department’s services, bene-
fits, information, technology, and facilities; 
(iv) provides a description of access 
improvements and assesses the Depart-
ment’s implementation of recommendations 
from previous reports of the Advisory 
Committee, including any unmet rec-
ommendations that remain necessary for 
improving accessibility for the Department; 
and 
(v) provides any recommendations for 
legislation, administrative action, or other
actions that the Advisory Committee deter-
mines appropriate. 
(B) REPORTS TO CONGRESS AND FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the receipt of a report required 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a copy of such report 
and any comments and recommendations 
of the Secretary concerning such report 
that the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(ii) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.— 
The Secretary shall publish on a publicly 
accessible website of the Department such 
report and such comments and rec-
ommendations as may have been submitted 
along with such report. 
(iii) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—In this subparagraph, the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(I) the Committees on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and House of 
Representatives;
(II) the Special Committee on 
Aging of the Senate; and 
(III) the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives. 
(g) ADVISORY COMMITTEE PERSONNEL
AND RE-
SOURCE MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—A member 
of the Commission who is not an officer or employee 
of the Federal Government shall not be compensated 
for the performance of the duties of the Advisory 
Committee. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Ad-
visory Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for employees of agencies under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code, while away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of services for the 
Advisory Committee. 
(3) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that such personnel, funding, and other resources 
are made available to the Advisory Committee as the 
Secretary determines appropriate to carry out the 
duties of the Advisory Committee.