; scope of activities (1) Purposes The purposes of the Committee are— (A) to make recommendations to Congress regarding how to accelerate the deployment of broadband service on Tribal land by— (i) reducing or removing statutory and regulatory barriers to investment in broad­band infrastructure; and (ii) strengthening existing broadband networks on Tribal land; and (B) to provide an effective means for Tribal entities to engage with governmental entities and professionals with expertise and backgrounds in broadband, telecommunications, information technology, and infrastructure deployment and adoption in the areas covered by the Committee to exchange ideas and develop recommendations to Congress regarding the deployment of broadband on Tribal land. (2) Consideration of issues The Committee may consider issues that include— (A) measures to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters that impact broad­band networks; (B) new ways of encouraging deployment of broadband infrastructure and services on Tribal land; and (C) other ways to accelerate the deployment of broadband infrastructure to Tribal land. (c) Duties The Committee shall provide recommendations to Congress on issues relating to the deployment of broadband on Tribal land. (d) Membership (1) In general The Committee shall consist of 16 voluntary representatives as follows: (A) Twelve authorized representatives of Tribal governments, each of whom shall represent a different Bureau of Indian Affairs region. (B) Four authorized representatives of Tribal governments, each of whom shall serve as an at-large representative. (2) Qualifications Each member of the Committee described in paragraph (1) shall— (A) be an elected Tribal official or authorized representative of an elected Tribal official; (B) act in the official capacity of the member as an elected official of the entity; (C) have the authority to participate on behalf of the Tribe