(3) Not less than 1 member shall be an indi-
vidual with expertise on incorporating and expanding 
the role of information technology in providing edu-
cation in rural public school systems. 
(4) Not less than 1 member shall be an indi-
vidual who is not a full-time or permanent part-time 
officer or employee of the Federal Government. 
(5) The chair shall fill a vacancy on the Advi-
sory Committee in the same manner in which the 
original appointment was made. 
SEC. 5. BYLAWS AND PROCEDURES. 
(a) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee shall meet 
at the call of a majority of the members of the Advisory 
Committee. 
(b) QUORUM.—Eleven members of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may 
hold hearings. 
(c) MEMBERS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FEDERAL 
OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.—By reason of their service on 
the Advisory Committee, members of the Committee shall 
not be considered to be officers or employees of the Fed-
eral Government for purposes of any Federal law. 
(d) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member may receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
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under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 6. POWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee may, for 
the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit 
and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive 
evidence as the Advisory Committee determines appro-
priate. 
(b) MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any member or agent 
of the Advisory Committee may, if authorized by the Advi-
sory Committee, take any action that the Advisory Com-
mittee is authorized to take by this section. 
(c) MAILS.—The Advisory Committee may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as other departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
(d) CONTRACTS.—To the extent or in the amounts 
provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the Advisory 
Committee may contract with and compensate government 
and private agencies or persons for supplies or services, 
without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes. 
The Advisory Committee may not enter into a contract 
if the terms of the contract extend beyond the date the 
Advisory Committee terminates. 
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SEC. 7. STAFF. 
On request of the Advisory Committee, the Secretary 
of Education shall detail, on a reimbursable basis, not 
more than 4 personnel of the Department of Education 
to the Advisory Committee to assist the Advisory Com-
mittee in carrying out this Act. 
SEC. 8. REPORT. 
Two times each year, the Advisory Committee shall 
submit to the Congress and the President and publish a 
report that— 
(1) identifies the unique challenges faced by 
rural public school systems in providing elementary 
and secondary education; and 
(2) makes policy recommendations on a na-
tional effort to reform rural education by addressing 
or overcoming those challenges. 
SEC. 9. TERMINATION. 
The Advisory Committee shall terminate on the date 
that is 2 years after the effective date of this Act. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary, to remain available for the life of the Advisory 
Committee, such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this Act. 
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