Sec. 105. Tribal Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee
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There is established the Tribal Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the Committee ). The purposes of the Committee are— to make recommendations to Congress regarding how to accelerate the deployment of broadband service on Tribal land by— reducing or removing statutory and regulatory barriers to investment in broadband infrastructure; and strengthening existing broadband networks on Tribal land; and to provide an effective means for Tribal entities to engage with governmental entities and professionals with expertise and backgrounds in broadband, telecommunications, information technology, and infrastructure deployment and adoption in the areas covered by the Committee to exchange ideas and develop recommendations to Congress regarding the deployment of broadband on Tribal land.
The Committee may consider issues that include— measures to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters that impact broadband networks; new ways of encouraging deployment of broadband infrastructure and services on Tribal land; and other ways to accelerate the deployment of broadband infrastructure to Tribal land. The Committee shall provide recommendations to Congress on issues relating to the deployment of broadband on Tribal land. The Committee shall consist of 16 voluntary representatives as follows:
Twelve authorized representatives of Tribal governments, each of whom shall represent a different Bureau of Indian Affairs region. Four authorized representatives of Tribal governments, each of whom shall serve as an at-large representative. Each member of the Committee described in paragraph
(1)shall— be an elected Tribal official or authorized representative of an elected Tribal official; act in the official capacity of the member as an elected official of the entity; have the authority to participate on behalf of the Tribe; and be qualified to represent the views of all Tribal entities located in the region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs represented by the member. The Assistant Secretary shall appoint a Chair of the Committee, who shall— approve or call all of the meetings of the Committee and subcommittees of the Committee; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; attend all Committee and subcommittee meetings; adjourn any meeting when the Chair determines that adjournment to be in the public interest; and chair meetings when directed to do so by the Assistant Secretary. The Committee shall meet not less frequently than 3 times per year. The meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public and timely notice of each such meeting shall be published— in the Federal Register; and through other appropriate methods. The Assistant Secretary shall provide the facilities and support staff necessary to conduct meetings of the Committee. A member of the Committee shall serve without any compensation from the Federal Government. A member of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the Committee.