; vacancies Each member shall be appointed for a term not to exceed 2 years, and a vacancy in the Panel shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (4) Quorum 13 members of the Panel shall constitute a quorum. (5) Federal Advisory Committee Act Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the Panel. (c) Duties (1) Meetings (A) Frequency The Panel shall meet not later than 180 days after the date on which the appointments described in subsection (b) are made, and not less frequently than twice per year thereafter. (B) Public access The Panel shall make available on a public website of the Department of Health and Human Services— (i) real-time virtual access to each meeting of the Panel; and (ii) not later than 30 days after each such meeting, a recording and transcript of the meeting. (2) Reports (A) Initial report Not later than 60 days after the initial meeting of the Panel under paragraph (1)(A) , the Panel shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and shall publish on a public website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a report on the state of the nursing home workforce, which shall include— (i) an assessment of the state of the nursing home workforce in rural and underserved areas, including an analysis of— (I) workforce shortages; and (II) with respect to individuals entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ) and individuals entitled to medical assistance under title XIX of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ), barriers to access to skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities caused by such shortages