(3) Meetings The advisory committee shall meet not less often than once each calendar quarter. (4) Functions In providing assistance to the Secretary to carry out its purpose, the advisory committee shall carry out the following functions: (A) Assisting the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture to improve estimates of the size, scope, and condition of rental housing portfolio of the Service, including the timeframes for maturity of mortgages and costs for preserving the portfolio as affordable housing. (B) Reviewing current policies and procedures of the Rural Housing Service regarding preservation of affordable rental housing financed under sections 514, 515, 516, and 538 of the Housing Act of 1949, the Multifamily Preservation and Revitalization Demonstration program (MPR), and the rental assistance program and making recommendations regarding improvements and modifications to such policies and procedures. (C) Providing ongoing review of Rural Housing Service program results. (D) Providing reports to the Congress and the public on meetings, recommendations, and other findings of the advisory committee. (5) Travel costs Any amounts made available for administrative costs of the Department of Agriculture may be used for costs of travel by members of the advisory committee to meetings of the committee. 227. Covered housing programs Paragraph (3) of section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12491(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking and at the end