(A) IN GENERAL.—Each trustee shall be 
appointed for a term of six years except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B). 
(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 
designated by the Oregon tribes at the time of 
appointment, of the trustees first appointed— 
(i) one trustee shall be appointed for 
a term of two years; 
(ii) two trustees shall be appointed for 
a term of three years; 
(iii) two trustees shall be appointed 
for a term of four years; 
(iv) two trustees shall be appointed 
for a term of five years; and 
(v) two trustees shall be appointed for 
a term of six years. 
(2) ADJUNCT TRUSTEE ADVISORS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each adjunct trustee 
advisor shall be appointed for a term of six 
years, except as provided in subparagraph (B). 
(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 
designated by the Secretary at the time of ap-
pointment, of the adjunct trustee advisors first 
appointed— 
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(i) one adjunct trustee advisor shall 
be appointed for a term of three years; and 
(ii) one adjunct trustee advisor shall 
be appointed for a term of six years. 
(d) QUORUMS AND VOTING.— 
(1) QUORUM.—Five trustees shall constitute a 
quorum to conduct the business of the Board of 
Trustees. 
(2) VOTING.— 
(A) VOTING RIGHTS.—Each trustee shall 
have one vote and an adjunct trustee advisor 
may not vote. 
(B) SUPER-MAJORITY
REQUIRED.—Adop-
tion of any action by the Board of Trustees in-
volving a material change or decision with re-
spect to the use, protection, or development of 
any of the trust land, or a material change in 
the status of the educational institution oper-
ating on or activities conducted on such land 
shall require the affirmative votes of at least 
seven trustees voting in the majority. 
(e) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) TRUSTEES.—Subject to any regulations 
that may be issued by the Secretary with respect to 
the trust land, the Board of Trustees shall— 
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(A) establish protocols and procedures for 
the organization and operation of the Board of 
Trustees; 
(B) during such time as the Secretary di-
rectly operates a school on such land, coordi-
nate with the Chemawa School Board regarding 
the organization and operation of such School 
Board; 
(C) serve as the beneficiary of such land 
regarding decisions made by the United States 
with respect to the management, use, protec-
tion, and development of such land; and 
(D) provide guidance and leadership relat-
ing to the long-term welfare of such land and 
the Indian educational and cultural functions 
conducted on such land. 
(2) ADJUNCT
TRUSTEE
ADVISORS.—Adjunct 
trustee advisors shall advise the Board of Trustees 
on how the use, operation, protection, or develop-
ment of the trust land affects the Chemawa Indian 
School students from the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
Regions the adjunct trustee advisors represent. 
(f) TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to 
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the termination of advisory committees) shall not apply 
to the Board of Trustees. 
SEC. 4. OPERATION OF CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL. 
(a) OPERATION BY THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall directly operate the Chemawa Indian School unless 
the Board of Trustees assumes operation of the school as 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) SELF-DETERMINATION CONTRACT OR SELF-GOV-
ERNANCE COMPACT WITH THE SECRETARY.—The Board 
of Trustees may assume operation of the Chemawa Indian 
School or use the trust land for any use specified in sec-
tion 2(c) if the Board of Trustees, acting with the ap-
proval of a super-majority of the Board of Trustees as 
provided in section 3(d)(2), enters into a self-determina-
tion contract or self-governance compact with the Sec-
retary under the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b et seq.) with re-
spect to such assumption or use. 
(c) EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) The Board of Trustees may undertake or 
authorize any educational activity on the trust land 
during the operation of the Chemawa Indian School 
by the Secretary if such activity does not interfere 
with such operation. 
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(2) If the Board of Trustees assumes the oper-
ation of the School under an Indian self-determina-
tion contract or self-governance compact as de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Board of Trustees may 
undertake or authorize any educational activity the 
Board of Trustees determines is appropriate. 
SEC. 5. USE OF THE CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL LAND IF 
NOT NEEDED FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines, after 
consultation with the Board of Trustees, that the portion 
of the trust land occupied by the Chemawa Indian School 
is no longer needed for Indian education purposes, the 
Secretary shall certify that the land is not needed for such 
purposes. 
(b) USE BY TRIBES.—Notwithstanding the condi-
tions on the use of the trust land specified in section 2(c), 
if the Secretary makes the certification under subsection 
(a), the Board of Trustees shall require that such land 
be used for the collective benefit of the Oregon tribes. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—The term ‘‘Board 
of Trustees’’ means the Chemawa Indian School 
Board of Trustees established in section 3. 
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(2) OREGON
TRIBES.—The term ‘‘Oregon 
tribes’’ means the following federally recognized In-
dian tribes in Oregon: 
(A) Burns Paiute Tribe. 
(B) Coquille Indian Tribe. 
(C) Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 
Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. 
(D) Confederated Tribes of the Grand 
Ronde Community of Oregon. 
(E) Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 
of Oregon. 
(F) Confederated Tribes of the Warm 
Springs Reservation of Oregon. 
(G) Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 
Indian Reservation. 
(H) Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of 
Indians. 
(I) Klamath Tribes. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) TRUST
LAND.—The term ‘‘trust land’’ 
means the land described in section 2(b)(1). 
Æ 
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