; and (B) not less than once every 2 years, submit to Congress a report that includes the comments of the covered agencies and the responses of the Committee to the comments; and (13) support and promote the infrastructure of networks, systems, services, and standards that provide a digital representation of the Earth to users for many applications. 4. National Geospatial Advisory Committee (a) Establishment There is in the executive branch the National Geospatial Advisory Committee to provide advice and recommendations to the Chairperson of the Committee. (b) Membership (1) Composition The Advisory Committee shall be composed of 30 members who shall be— (A) appointed by the Chairperson of the Committee; (B) selected— (i) to generally achieve a balanced representation of the viewpoints of various interested parties involved in national geospatial activities and the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure; and (ii) with consideration of a geographic balance of residence of the members; and (C) selected from among groups involved in the geospatial community, including— (i) States; (ii) local governments; (iii) regional governments; (iv) tribal governments; (v) private sector entities; (vi) geospatial information user industries; (vii) professional associations; (viii) scholarly associations; (ix) nonprofit organizations; (x) academia; and (xi) the Federal Government. (2) Chairperson The Chairperson of the Committee shall appoint the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee. (3) Period of appointment; vacancies (A) In general Members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, with the term of 1/3 of the members expiring each year. (B) Vacancies Any vacancy in the Advisory Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (4) Limit on terms An individual— (A) may not be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms as a member of the Advisory Committee