1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2018 . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 547. Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (a) Establishment (1) The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to provide advice and guidance to the Secretary on matters relating to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native American veterans. (2) The advisory committee established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (in this section referred to as the Committee ). (3) The Committee shall facilitate, but not supplant, government-to-government consultation between the Department and Indian tribes or tribal organizations. (b) Membership (1) The Committee shall be composed of 15 members selected by the Secretary from among individuals nominated by Indian tribes or tribal organizations for purposes of this section. (2) In selecting members under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that— (A) each of the 12 regions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is represented in the membership of the Committee; and (B) not fewer than four of the members are veterans. (3) No member of the Committee may be an employee of the Federal Government. (4) One representative from the Office of Tribal Government Relations of the Department shall be present at each meeting of the Committee. Such representative shall not be a voting member of the Committee. (c) Period of appointment