; (B) have experience working with educational policy; (C) have a demonstrated history of working as a teacher leader in the policy arena; and (D) have submitted an application to the Secretary to serve on the Committee. (2) List; appointment The Secretary shall compile a list of teachers submitting applications under paragraph (1)(D). The members of the Committee shall be appointed sequentially as follows: (A) The Secretary shall appoint 4 teachers from the list. (B) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint 4 teachers from the list. (C) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint 4 teachers from the list. (D) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 4 teachers from the list. (E) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint 4 teachers from the list. (3) Special requirements (A) Finalists or State Teachers of the Year Not less than half of the members of the Committee shall be past or present finalists or State Teachers of the Year. (B) Representation requirement The members of the Committee shall represent the diversity of the teaching workforce from multiple geographic, grade level, and specialty areas (such as English Language Learners, high ability, et al.). (4) Term Each member of the Committee shall serve on the Committee for a 3-year term. (e) Annual report (1) In general The Committee shall submit to Congress and the Secretary— (A) 2 reports per year on the monitoring carried out under subsection (c); and (B) on a quarterly basis, updates on such monitoring. (2) Contents of report The reports submitted under paragraph (1) shall provide the perspective of members of the Committee and surveys of teachers in the networks represented on the Committee on not more than 3 topics per year determined by the Committee in consultation with policymakers; such topics might include— (A) testing and assessment; (B) the equitable distribution of teachers; (C) the diversity of the teaching workforce; (D) the Every Student Succeeds Act ( Public Law 114–95 ) in rural schools