Title V, SEC. 5002. NATIONAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. (a) Establishment. There is established a council to be known as the National Quality Management Council. (b) Duties. The Council shall (1) administer the National Quality Management Program; (2) perform any other duty specified as a duty of the Council in this subtitle; and (3) advise the National Health Board with respect its duties under this subtitle. (c) Number and Appointment. The Council shall be composed of 15 members appointed by the President. The Council shall consist of members who are broadly representative of the population of the United States and shall include (1) individuals representing the interests of governmental and corporate purchasers of health care; (2) individuals representing the interests of health plans; (3) individuals representing the interests of States; (4) individuals representing the interests of health care providers and academic health centers (as defined in section 3101(c)); and (5) individuals distinguished in the fields of public health, health care quality, and related fields of health services research. (d) Terms. (1) In general. Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the Council shall serve for a term of 3 years. (2) Staggered rotation. Of the members first appointed to the Council under subsection (c), the President shall appoint 5 members to serve for a term of 3 years, 5 members to serve for a term of 2 years, and 5 members to serve for a term of 1 year. (3) Service beyond term. A member of the Council may continue to serve after the expiration of the term of the member until a successor is appointed. (e) Vacancies. If a member of the Council does not serve the full term applicable under subsection (d), the individual appointed to fill the resulting vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of the predecessor of the individual. (f) Chair. The President shall designate an individual to serve as the chair of the Council. (g) Meetings. The Council shall meet not less than once during each discrete 4-month period and shall otherwise meet at the call of the President or the chair. (h) Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses. Members of the Council shall receive compensation for each day (including travel time) engaged in carrying out the duties of the Council. Such compensation may not be in an amount in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. (i) Staff. The National Health Board shall provide to the Council such staff, information, and other assistance as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Council. (j) Health Care Provider. For purposes of this subtitle, the term ``health care provider'' means an individual who, or entity that, provides an item or service to an individual that is covered under the health plan (as defined in section 1400) in which the individual is enrolled.