regular places of business in the performance of services for the Board, members of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code. (C) Prohibition of consultant or contracting work No member of the Board while serving in this capacity or for 1 year following departure from the Board may work as a consultant or contract worker for the Department of Homeland Security in a position related to the work of the Board or member agency that participates as a member of the Board. (c) Responsibilities The responsibilities of the Board are to research and make recommendations to the Secretary on— (1) the status of K–12 science and technology education domestically and internationally