; and (viii) any other individual whom the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that the Advisory Council is composed of a diverse group of representatives of industry, academia, independent researchers, and public and private entities. (C) Chair The Secretary shall designate a member of the Advisory Council to serve as the Chair. (D) Terms The term of a member of the Advisory Council shall be 5 years, which may be renewed for one additional 5-year term. (3) Meetings (A) Frequency The Advisory Council shall meet not less frequently than annually, at the call of the Chair. (B) Initial meeting Not later than 30 days after the date on which the members are appointed under paragraph (2)(A), the Advisory Council shall hold an initial meeting. (4) Duties The Advisory Council shall— (A) review the list of standards published by the Secretary under subsection (d)(1); (B) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the best practices that should be included in the standards under subsection (d)(1); and (C) advise the Secretary regarding— (i) the current methods used by private markets to quantify and verify greenhouse gas emissions reduced or carbon sequestered; (ii) additional considerations for registering covered entities under the Program; (iii) means to reduce barriers to entry in the business of providing technical assistance or the verification of the processes described in protocols for greenhouse gas markets for covered entities, including by improving technical assistance provided by the Secretary; (iv) means to reduce compliance and verification costs for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in entering private greenhouse gas credit markets, including through mechanisms and processes to aggregate the value of activities across land ownership