; (2) determining the extent to which the programs and activities of the Department of Transportation are addressing those barriers; (3) making recommendations to the Secretary with respect to improving the air travel experience of passengers with disabilities; and (4) carrying out activities needed to make the reports and recommendations required by subsection (f). (f) Reports (1) In general Not later than February 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the advisory committee shall submit to the Secretary a report on the needs of passengers with disabilities in air travel. Each report shall contain— (A) an assessment of disability-related access barriers that were evident in the preceding year and those that are likely to be an issue during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the report; (B) an evaluation of the extent to which the programs and activities of the Department of Transportation are eliminating disability-related access barriers; (C) a description of the actions of the advisory committee during the preceding calendar year; (D) a description of activities that the advisory committee proposes to undertake in the succeeding calendar year; and (E) any recommendations for legislation, administrative action, and other action that the advisory committee considers appropriate. (2) Submission to Congress Not later than 60 days after receiving a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a copy of the report along with any comments that the Secretary considers appropriate. (g) Termination Notwithstanding section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act ( 5 U.S.C. App. 14 ), the advisory committee shall continue in effect until terminated by an Act of Congress.