Membership The ICE Advisor Council shall be comprised of 7 members. (c) Appointment Members shall be appointed in the following manner: (1) One member shall be appointed by the President. (2) One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. (3) One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate. (4) One member shall be appointed by the Local 511, the ICE prosecutor’s union. (5) Three members shall be appointed by the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council. (d) Term Members shall serve renewable, 2-year terms. (e) Voluntary Membership shall be voluntary and non-remunerated, except that members will receive reimbursement from the Secretary of Homeland Security for travel and other related expenses. (f) Retaliation protection Members who are employed by the Secretary of Homeland Security shall be protected from retaliation by their supervisors, managers, and other Department of Homeland Security employees for their participation on the Council. (g) Purpose The purpose of the Council is to advise the Congress and the Secretary of Homeland Security on issues including the following: (1) The current status of immigration enforcement efforts, including prosecutions and removals, the effectiveness of such efforts, and how enforcement could be improved. (2) The effectiveness of cooperative efforts between the Secretary of Homeland Security and other law enforcement agencies, including additional types of enforcement activities that the Secretary should be engaged in, such as State and local criminal task forces. (3) Personnel, equipment, and other resource needs of field personnel. (4) Improvements that should be made to the organizational structure of the Department of Homeland Security, including whether the position of immigration enforcement agent should be merged into the deportation officer position. (5) The effectiveness of specific enforcement policies and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Homeland