; and (II) solicit applications for membership on the website of the Commission and in the Federal Register. (ii) Equal share From the individuals who submit applications for membership, each Commissioner of the Commission shall select an equal number of the members of the Committee. (C) Pay Members may not receive pay by reason of their service on the Committee but may receive travel or transportation expenses in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. (D) Member transparency The name of each member and the types of individuals and entities that such member represents shall be published on the website of the Commission. (E) Staff The Committee shall be supported by staff from the Office of the Investor Advocate of the Commission that are dedicated to environmental, social and governance (in this subsection referred to as ESG ) issues. (F) Authorization of appropriation There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to finance costs associated with staff dedicated to ESG issues in the Office of the Investor Advocate of the Commission. (4) Sustainable finance For the purposes of this subsection, the term sustainable finance means the provision of finance with respect to investments taking into account environmental, social, and governance considerations. (5) SEC Response The Commission shall, not later than 6 months after the date on which the Committee submits a report to the Commission pursuant to paragraph (2)(A), publish a response to such report. .