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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 17 shall determine whether reimbursement for benefits paid shall be elected by the tribe as a whole, by individual tribal units, or by combinations of individual tribal units. If any provision contained in Part 8 of Article 3 of the Employment Security Act of 1980, including the administrative rules implementing that Part, contradicts a provision of this section, the provision of this section shall control. 3. An Indian tribe or tribal unit shall be billed for the full amount of benefits attributable to service in the employ of the Indian tribe or tribal unit on the same schedule as other employing units that have elected to make payments in lieu of contributions. F. 1. a. If an Indian tribe or tribal unit thereof fails to file the required reports and pay all late filing penalties or fails to make required payments under the Employment Security Act of 1980, including payment of all interest, penalties, surcharges, or fees, a notice of reporting or payment delinquency shall be mailed to the Indian tribe at its last-known address. If the delinquency is not corrected within ninety (90) days of the date of mailing of the notice of delinquency, the account of the Indian tribe shall be terminated and notice of termination shall be mailed to the tribe at its last-known address, together with a statement of protest rights available pursuant to Section 3-115 of this title. If the account of an Indian tribe is terminated pursuant to this subparagraph, the Indian tribe shall not be considered an "employer" for purposes of subsection A of this section, and services performed for the Indian tribe shall not be considered "employment" for purposes of subsection B of this section. b. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission may reinstate the account of any Indian tribe that loses coverage under subparagraph a of this subsection if the tribe pays all contributions, payments in lieu of contributions, interest, penalties, surcharges, and fees that are due and owing. Upon reinstatement, the tribe shall again be considered an "employer" for purposes of subsection A of this section and services performed for the tribe shall again be considered "employment" for purposes of subsection B of this section. 2. a. Failure of an Indian tribe or tribal unit to make required payments, including assessments of interest, penalties, surcharges, and fees within ninety (90) days of the due date for payment shall cause the Indian tribe to lose the option to make payments in