; (II) the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services; (III) one representative from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; (IV) one representative from the Agency for Health Research and Quality; (V) one representative from the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services with expertise in data privacy and security; and (VI) one representative of the National Center for Health Statistics; and (ii) the Comptroller General of the United States shall appoint to the Committee— (I) one representative from an employer that sponsors a group health plan; (II) one representative from an employee organization that sponsors a group health plan; (III) one academic researcher with expertise in health economics or health services research; (IV) one patient advocate; (V) one representative of Designated Standards Maintenance Organizations named by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain standards adopted under regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note); (VI) one representative with expertise in the governance of State all-payer claims databases; and (VII) two additional members. (C) Terms and vacancies Members of the Committee shall serve three-year terms on a staggered basis. A vacancy on the Committee shall be filled by appointment in a manner consistent with the requirements of this subsection not later than 90 days after the vacancy arises. (3) Duties The Committee shall— (A) assist and advise the Secretary on the management of contracts awarded under subsection (b); (B) assist and advise entities awarded such contracts in establishing— (i) the appropriate uses of data by all individuals and entities who are authorized users pursuant to subsection (c)(2), including developing standards for the approval of applications submitted pursuant to such subsection