of the Department. (5) Ensure the voices of stakeholders, veterans, and other participants in the transition process to the electronic health record are elevated. (e) Initial meeting (1) Not later than 90 days after the establishment of the Committee, the Committee shall hold the initial meeting of the Committee. (2) The initial meeting under paragraph (1) may be conducted either in person or via telephone conference. (f) Meetings, hearings, and subcommittees (1) After the initial meeting under subsection (e), the Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson, not less frequently than monthly. Each such meeting may be conducted via telephone conference. (2) The Committee shall meet with the Secretary in person, or a designee of the Secretary, not less frequently than twice each year. (3) A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings. (4) (A) The Committee may establish subcommittees that report to the Committee to enhance the function of the Committee. (B) Any subcommittee established under subparagraph (A) may not supersede the authority of the Committee or provide direct advice or work products to the Department. (C) The Inspector General of the Department and the Comptroller General of the United States, or a designee of the Inspector General and the Comptroller General, may attend any meeting of the Committee as observers, including the initial meeting under subsection (e), regardless of whether the meeting is open to the public. (g) Reports (1) The Committee shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives an annual report on the activities of the Committee during the year covered by the report that includes recommendations for activities of the Committee during the following year. (2) Not later than 90 days after receiving the report submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee, the Committee on