; and (2) may conduct business through public hearings, site visits, briefings, and other activities determined appropriate by the Committee. (h) Reporting Not less than once per year, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation, the Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing the activities and recommendations of the Committee. (i) Compensation (1) In general Committee members shall serve without compensation. (2) Per diem The members shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. (j) Perpetual existence Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall not apply to the committee.