Panel review of applications for assistance
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(a) Establishment of formal panel; members
(1) The Commissioner shall establish a formal panel review process for purposes of—
(A)
evaluating applications for financial assistance under sections 2991b and 2991d of this title; and
(B)
determining the relative merits of the projects for which such assistance is requested.
(2)
To implement the process established under paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall appoint members of review panels from among individuals who are not officers or employees of the Administration for Native Americans. In making appointments to such panels, the Commissioner shall give preference to American Indians, Native Hawaiians, other Native American Pacific Islanders (including American Samoan Natives), and Alaska Natives.