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‘‘(5) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—This sub-
section shall not apply to the amount of any quali-
fied Indian education benefit or qualified Indian cul-
tural benefit which is not includible in gross income 
of the beneficiary of such benefit by reason of any 
other provision of this title, or to the amount of any 
such benefit for which a deduction is allowed to such 
beneficiary under any other provision of this title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to amounts received after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. TRIBAL EDUCATION POLICY ADVISORY GROUP. 
Section 1126 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2006) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(h) 
TRIBAL
EDUCATION
POLICY
ADVISORY 
GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Sec-
retary for Indian Affairs, shall establish a Tribal 
Education Policy Advisory Group (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘TEPAG’) to advise the Secretary 
and the Assistant Secretary on all policies, guide-
lines, programmatic issues, and budget development 
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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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