Call for Applications for Secretary Appointment to Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee

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April 6, 2026

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This notice announces that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), pursuant to the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 (TGWEA), seeks applications on behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) for the appointment of three members to the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC). Under section 3 of the TGWEA, the TTAC was established to advise the Secretary on matters related to the taxation of Indians, training and education for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) field agents who administer and enforce internal revenue laws with respect to Indian Tribes, and training and technical assistance for Tribal financial officers. Applications should describe the candidate's qualifications for TTAC membership. Submittal of an application and resume is required to be considered.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 17334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06652]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Call for Applications for Secretary Appointment to Treasury 
Tribal Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the U.S. Department of the Treasury 
(Treasury), pursuant to the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 
2014 (TGWEA), seeks applications on behalf of the Secretary of the 
Treasury (Secretary) for the appointment of three members to the 
Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC). Under section 3 of the 
TGWEA, the TTAC was established to advise the Secretary on matters 
related to the taxation of Indians, training and education for Internal 
Revenue Service (IRS) field agents who administer and enforce internal 
revenue laws with respect to Indian Tribes, and training and technical 
assistance for Tribal financial officers. Applications should describe 
the candidate's qualifications for TTAC membership. Submittal of an 
application and resume is required to be considered.

DATES: Please submit applications for appointment by the Secretary to 
the TTAC by May 29, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. AKT.

ADDRESSES: Please send applications or recommendations to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#faaeaebbb9ba8e889f9b898f8883d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d88c8c999b98acaabdb9abadaaa1f6bfb7ae">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, with a subject line ``Treasury Tribal Advisory 
Committee member application.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fatima Abbas, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TTAC, by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#045050454744707661657771767d2a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="550101141615212730342620272c7b323a23">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

I. Description and Mandate of the TTAC

    Section 3 of the TGWEA, Public Law 113-68, 128 Stat. 1883 (Sept. 
26, 2014), directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a Tribal 
Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on matters related to the 
taxation of Indians, the training of Internal Revenue Service field 
agents, and the provision of training and technical assistance to 
Native American financial officers.
    Pursuant to Section 3 of the TGWEA and in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 
1 et seq., the TTAC was established on February 10, 2015, as the ``U.S. 
Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee.'' The TTAC's 
Charter provides that it shall advise and report to the Secretary on:
    (1) Matters related to the taxation of Indians;
    (2) The establishment of training and education for internal 
revenue field agents who administer and enforce internal revenue laws 
with respect to Indian Tribes of Federal Indian law and the Federal 
Government's unique legal treaty and trust relationship with Indian 
Tribal governments; and
    (3) The establishment of training of such internal revenue field 
agents, and provisions of training and technical assistance to Tribal 
financial officers, about implementation of the TGWEA and any 
amendments.
    Section 3(c) of the TGWEA provides that the TTAC's membership is 
composed of seven members in total, three members appointed by the 
Secretary and one member appointed by each of the following four 
Members of Congress: the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
    This notice requests nominations for the appointment by the 
Secretary of three members to serve terms of four years. 
Recommendations for the four Congressional appointments to the TTAC 
expiring in 2027 and 2028 should be directed to the offices of the four 
Members of Congress specified in the law, whose roles are identified 
above.

II. Application for TTAC Appointment

    Treasury seeks applications from individuals with experience and 
qualifications in the subject areas identified by the TWGEA: Tribal 
tax, IRS field agent training, and Native American financial officer 
training and technical assistance. No person who is a federally-
registered lobbyist may serve on the TTAC. All potential candidates 
must pass an IRS tax compliance check and a Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI) background investigation. To apply, an applicant 
must submit an appropriately detailed resume and a cover letter that 
includes a description of the applicant's reasons for applying. An 
applicant must state in the application materials that he or she agrees 
to submit to a pre-appointment IRS tax compliance check and an FBI 
criminal background investigation in accordance with Treasury Directive 
21-03.

Rachel Miller,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-06652 Filed 4-3-26; 8:45 am]
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