; and (2) determine the annual and long-term priorities for such programs, activities, or projects. (c) Members (1) Eligibility Individuals who are not members of the Advisory Board may be appointed as members of the areawide integrated pest management committee. (2) Composition The areawide integrated pest management committee shall be composed of the following: (A) Three ex officio members consisting of the following individuals: (i) The Senior Invasive Species Coordinator of the Department of Agriculture. (ii) The National Program Leader for Bio-based Pest Management of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. (iii) The National Program Leader for the Invasive Pests of Crops of the Agricultural Research Service. (B) Nine voting members, representing stakeholder groups with experience in areawide research programs carried out by Federal, State, or private entities, to be appointed by the Secretary. . (2) Compensation Section 1413(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3128(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), members of the Advisory Board who are not otherwise officers or employees of the United States shall serve without compensation. (2) Members of the Advisory Board who are members of the areawide integrated pest management committee established under section 1408C and who are not otherwise officers or employees of the United States may receive compensation for serving on the committee. (3) Members of the Advisory Board and members of the areawide integrated pest management committee established under section 1408C shall, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services under this title, 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 sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5, United States Code. . 3. Transfer of authority The Secretary