; and inserting the following: (1) (A) is necessary ; (2) by striking the following: (2) was in ; and inserting the following: (B) was in ; (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) is necessary for the operation of section 486B. . (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to alter the authority of the Secretary of Education to establish experimental sites under any other provision of law. 3. Competency-based education council (a) Establishment of a committee on competency-Based education Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, there shall be established the Competency-Based Education Council (referred to in this section as the Council ). (b) Membership (1) Composition The Council shall be composed of— (A) 3 individuals appointed by the Secretary of Education; (B) 2 individuals appointed by the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; (C) not less than 8 and not more than 13 individuals appointed by the Comptroller General of the United States, representing— (i) experts in competency-based education; (ii) faculty members in competency-based education programs; (iii) administrators at institutions that offer competency-based education programs; (iv) individuals currently enrolled in or graduated from a competency-based education program; (v) accrediting agencies or associations that recognize competency-based education programs; and (vi) experts from the State education agency; (D) 4 members appointed by— (i) the majority leader of the Senate; (ii) the minority leader of the Senate; (iii) the Speaker of the House of Representatives