; and (iv) provide additional assistance and advice to the Director as appropriate. (B) Reports Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Committee is established, and every 2 years through 2028, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the recommendations developed under subparagraph (A). (6) Personnel matters (A) Compensation A member of the Committee shall serve without compensation. (B) Travel expenses A member of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (7) Termination (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the Committee shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date on which the members are appointed under paragraph (2)(B). (B) Extensions Before the date on which the Committee terminates, the Secretary may renew the Committee for 1 or more 2-year periods. (c) Grants The Director shall award competitive grants to support the development of plant-based foods and related innovative production to any of the following eligible entities: (1) A nonprofit organization. (2) A unit of local government. (3) A Tribal government. (4) Any school that serves any of grades kindergarten through grade 12. (5) A for-profit organization with fewer than 500 employees. (6) An institution of higher education, including a land-grant college or university and a nonland-grant college of agriculture (as those terms are defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 )). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term plant protein product means a protein product made from a plant (such as a vegetable, bean, or legume), fungi, or other nonanimal source of protein. (2) The term plant protein producer means a producer of a plant protein product or any processed or