Title 25IndiansRelease 119-73

§4238 Monitoring of compliance

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS › § 4238

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director must use binding contracts with owners or other authorized groups to make sure the rules in this subchapter are followed over the long term. Those contracts must, as allowed by federal and state law, let the Department and the Secretary enforce the rules and must include remedies if the rules are broken. At least once a year the Director must review the activities and assisted housing and must inspect housing in person. The review results must go into the Director’s performance report sent to the Secretary under section 4239 and must be made public. The Secretary must create the performance measures needed to check compliance.

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Title 25, §4238

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(a)(1)The Director, through binding contractual agreements with owners or other authorized entities, shall ensure long-term compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(2)The measures referred to in paragraph (1) shall provide for—
(A)to the extent allowable by Federal and State law, the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter by the Department and the Secretary; and
(B)remedies for breach of the provisions referred to in paragraph (1).
(b)(1)Not less frequently than annually, the Director shall review the activities conducted and housing assisted under this subchapter to assess compliance with the requirements of this subchapter.
(2)Each review under paragraph (1) shall include onsite inspection of housing to determine compliance with applicable requirements.
(3)The results of each review under paragraph (1) shall be—
(A)included in a performance report of the Director submitted to the Secretary under section 4239 of this title; and
(B)made available to the public.
(c)The Secretary shall establish such performance measures as may be necessary to assess compliance with the requirements of this subchapter.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 106–568, § 203, and Pub. L. 106–569, § 513, enacted identical section 819 of Pub. L. 104–330. This section is based on the text of section 819 of Pub. L. 104–330, as added by Pub. L. 106–569, § 513.

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25 U.S.C. § 4238

Title 25Indians

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73