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for the school system funded by the Bureau of In-
dian Education. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the TEPAG prior to proposing any 
regulations, establishing or changing any poli-
cies, or submitting any budget proposal applica-
ble to the Bureau of Indian Education school 
system. 
‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall include in the proposed budget developed 
annually for the Bureau of Indian Education 
any recommendations made by the TEPAG re-
sulting from the consultation under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—The 
consultation required by subparagraph (A) shall 
be in addition to and shall not replace the con-
sultation requirement of section 1131. 
‘‘(3) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The TEPAG shall be 
composed of 26 members, who shall be selected 
in accordance with subparagraphs (B) through 
(D). 
‘‘(B) TRIBAL MEMBERS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The TEPAG shall 
be composed of 22 elected or appointed 
tribal officials (or designated employees of 
the officials with authority to act on behalf 
of the officials), one from each education 
line office of the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation, who shall act as principal members 
of the TEPAG. 
‘‘(ii) 
SELECTION
PROCESS.—The 
tribes and schools served by each education 
line office shall establish a process to select 
the principal member and alternate mem-
ber of that education line office to 
TEPAG. 
‘‘(iii) ALTERNATES.—The alternate 
member of an education line office selected 
under clause (ii) may participate in 
TEPAG meetings in the absence of the 
principal member of that education line of-
fice. 
‘‘(C) NATIONAL
TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION 
MEMBER.—The Secretary shall appoint a prin-
cipal member and an alternate member to the 
TEPAG from among national organizations 
comprised of Indian tribes, who shall be elected 
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or appointed tribal officials (or designated em-
ployees of the officials with authority to act on 
behalf of the officials). 
‘‘(D) FEDERAL MEMBERS.—The Secretary, 
the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, and 
the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education 
shall be ex-officio members of the TEPAG. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) MEETINGS.—The TEPAG shall meet 
in person not less than 3 times per fiscal year 
and may hold additional meetings by telephone 
conference call. 
‘‘(B) PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary and the 
TEPAG shall jointly develop protocols for the 
operation and administration of TEPAG. 
‘‘(C) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
FACA.—The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall not apply to the TEPAG. 
‘‘(D) SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall be responsible for all costs associated 
with carrying out the functions of the 
TEPAG, including reimbursement for the 
travel, lodging, and per diem expenses of 
each principal or alternate TEPAG mem-
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ber selected under subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of paragraph 3. 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL REQUEST.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate 
the work of the TEPAG, the Sec-
retary may request additional funding 
in the annual budget submission of 
the Secretary to support technical and 
substantive assistance to the TEPAG. 
‘‘(II) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—If 
the 
Secretary 
requests 
additional 
funding under subclause (I), the Sec-
retary shall take into consideration 
the amount of funding requested by 
the TEPAG for technical and sub-
stantive assistance when making the 
additional funding request. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 204. DIVISION OF BUDGET ANALYSIS. 
Section 1129 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2009) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Indian Af-
fairs’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) a determination of the amount necessary 
to sustain academic and residential programs at Bu-
reau-funded schools, calculated pursuant to subpart 
H of part 39 of title 25, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or successor regulations); and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Assistant 
Secretary for Indian Affairs’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary’’. 
SEC. 205. QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BOND ES-
CROW ACCOUNT. 
Part B of title II of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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