; 5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Committee. (g) Compensation (1) In general Each member of the Committee may be compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day during which that member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Committee. (2) Travel expenses While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Committees, members of the Committee 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. (h) Additional requirements The following additional requirements shall apply to the Committee: (1) The Committee shall meet in person at least once per year for deliberation. (2) The Committee shall be available for consultation with officials at the Department and the authorizing Committees of Congress regarding the contents of the reports submitted under subsection (e) . (i) Definition In this section, the term State Teacher of the Year means any person who has been recognized as a State Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers. (j) Authorization of funds Of the amounts appropriated to, and available at the discretion of, the Secretary for programmatic and administrative expenditures for fiscal years 2018 through 2022, a total of $500,000 shall be used to establish and carry out the functions of the Committee established under this section. . 3. Parents and Families Advisory Committee The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 1005 (as added by such section 2) the following: 1006. Parents and Families Advisory Committee (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Parents and