DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
CHARTER

TREASURY TRIBAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

. Committee’s Official Designation. U.S. Department of the Treasury Tribal

Advisory Committee (“TTAC’).

Authority. Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014, Public Law 113-168
(TGWEA). The TTAC is established in accordance with and shall operate under
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
U.S.C. App. 2.

Objective and Scope of Activities. The TTAC, pursuant to Section 3 of T@WEA,
shall provide advice and recommendations regarding the taxation of Indians, as
set out in paragraph four below.

Description of Duties. Pursuant to TGWEA, the TTAC has the following duties:

(a) The Committee shall advise the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the
Treasury on matters relating to the taxation of Indians.

(b) The Committee shall advise the Secretary on the establishment of —

(i) training and education for internal revenue field agents who administer
and enforce internal revenue laws with respect to Indian tribes on Federal
Indian law and the Federal Government's unique legal treaty and trust
relationship with Indian tribal governments, and

(i) training of such internal revenue field agents, and provision of training
and technical assistance-to tribal financial officers, about implementation
of the TGWEA and any amendments.

Official to Whom the Committee Reports. TTAC will report and provide its
recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury.

Support Services. Support services for the TTAC will be provided by the U.S.
Department of the Treasury, Office of Economic Policy and Office of Tax Policy,
and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in accordance with the Duties, Section
4, above.

Estimated Annual Operating Costs and Staff Years. The estimated annual cost
for operating TTAC will be $220,000 (includes 1.1 FTE). Members receive no
compensation from the U.S. Government for their service on the TTAC, but shall
be reimbursed for their travel-related expenses in accordance with 5 U.S.C. §
5703 (as for persons intermittently in the government service).



8. Designated Federal Officer (DFO). The DFO will be a full-time federal employee
of the Department of the Treasury who shall approve or call all of the TTAC
meetings, prepare all meeting agendas, attend all committee and subcommittee
meetings, adjourn any meeting when the DFO determines adjournment to be in
the public interest, and chair meetings when directed to do so by the Secretary.

9. Estimated Number and Frequency of Meetings. The TTAC shall meet at such
intervals as necessary to carry out its duties. It is estimated that the TTAC shall meet
in-person 2-3 times per year.

40.Duration. The TTAC is a continuing advisory committee.

41. Termination, The TTAC charter expires two years from the date this charter is
filed.

42. Membership and Designation. TTAC shall be composed of 7 Members
appointed as follows:

(a) Three members appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

(b) One member appointed by the Chairman, and one member appointed by the
Ranking Member, of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives.

(c) One member appointed by the Chairman, and one member appointed by the
Ranking Member, of the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

Each member's term shall be 4 years except that the first appointments made by the
Secretary shall be for a term of 2 years.

13.Recordkeeping. The records of the TTAC and any subcommittees will be
handled in accordance with the General Records Schedule 26, Item 2 and the
Department of the Treasury's records disposition schedule. The records will be
available for public inspection and copying, subject to the Freedom of Information
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.

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14. Filing Date. The filing date of this charter is: FEB 1 oa
Approved:
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Mark J. Mazur‘

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Assistant Secretary for Management