; (ii) the private research community; (iii) National Laboratories; (iv) the technology or project development community; (v) the commercial energy financing and operations sector; and (vi) the electric generation sector, including at least one person who is knowledgeable of the electric cooperative sector. (3) Duties (A) Advice The Advisory Council shall provide advice to the Administration regarding the technological approaches that should be supported by the Administration to meet the goals developed by the Secretary under section 102. (B) Methodology for assessment The Advisory Council shall develop and publish for comment in the Federal Register a methodology for the assessment of clean energy technologies. Such methodology shall— (i) allow the Administration to evaluate projects based on the progress likely to be achieved per-dollar invested in clean energy technology; and (ii) take into account the extent to which support for a clean energy technology is likely to accrue benefits that are attributable to commercial-scale deployment taking place earlier than that which otherwise would have occurred without the support. (4) Term (A) In general Members of the Advisory Council shall have 5-year staggered terms, as determined by the Secretary and the Administrator. (B) Reappointment A member of the Advisory Council may be reappointed. (5) Compensation A member of the Advisory Council, who is not otherwise compensated as a Federal employee, shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Advisory Council. (e) Staff (1) In general The Administrator, in consultation with the Board of Directors, may— (A) appoint and terminate such officers, attorneys, employees, and agents as are necessary to carry out this subtitle