Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 4.djvu/700

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106 STAT. 3436 PUBLIC LAW 102-524—OCT. 26, 1992 "(2)(A) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall appoint a panel of experts for the purpose of assisting the Secretary to review— "(i) applications submitted under subsection (a); "(ii) evaluations carried out to comply with subsection (c)(4); and "(iii) the preservation of products required by subsection , (0(5). "(B) Such panel shall include, but not be limited to— "(i) a designee of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; "(ii) a designee of the regional centers funded under section 5135 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3215); "(iii) representatives of national, tribal, and regional organizations that focus on Native American language, or Native American cultural, research, development, or training; and "(iv) other individuals who are recognized for their expertise in the area of Native American language. Recommendations for appointment to such panel shall be solicited from Indian tribes and tribal organizations. "(C) The duties of such panel include— "(i) making recommendations regarding the development and implementation of regulations, policies, procedures, and rules of general applicability with respect to the administration of this section; "(ii) reviewing applications received under subsection (c); "(iii) providing to the Secretary a list of recommendations for the approval of such applications— "(I) in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary; and "(II) the relative need for the project; and "(iv) reviewing evaluations submitted to comply with subsection (c)(4). "(D)(i) Subject to clause (ii), a copy of the products of the Native American language project for which a grant is made under subsection (a)— "(I) shall be transmitted to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; and "(II) may be transmitted, in the discretion of the grantee, to national and regional repositories of similar material; for preservation and use consonant with their respective responsibilities under other Federal law. "(ii) Based on the Federal recognition of the sovereign authority of Indian tribes over all aspects of their cultures and language and except as provided in clause (iii), an Indian tribe may make a determination— "(I) not to transmit copies of such products under clause (i) or not to permit the redistribution of such copies; or "(II) to restrict in any msumer the use or redistribution of such copies after transmission under such clause, "(iii) Clause (ii) shall not be construed to authorize Indian tribes— "(I) to limit the access of the Secretary to such products for purposes of administering this section or evaluating such products; or ^;