Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73

§206 ADMINISTRATION OF ACTS BY UNITED STATES.

Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - HAWAII › § 206

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior must name someone from inside the Department within 120 days after Nov. 2, 1995, to carry out the United States’ duties under this title and the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. If the Secretary does not pick anyone by that date, or if the job is later empty, the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Budget, and Administration will take over those duties. That person must promote the beneficiaries’ interests and help the beneficiaries and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands get help from Interior and other federal agencies to support homesteading, economic self-sufficiency, and social well‑being.

Full Legal Text

Title 48, §206

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“(a)“(1)Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 1995], the Secretary shall designate an individual from within the Department of the Interior to administer the responsibilities of the United States under this title and the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.

“(2)If the Secretary fails to make an appointment by the date specified in paragraph (1), or if the position is vacant at any time thereafter, the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Budget, and Administration of the Department of the Interior shall exercise the responsibilities for the Department in accordance with subsection (b).

“(b)The individual designated pursuant to subsection (a) shall, in administering the laws referred to in such subsection—

“(1)advance the interests of the beneficiaries; and

“(2)assist the beneficiaries and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in obtaining assistance from programs of the Department of the Interior and other Federal agencies that will promote homesteading opportunities, economic self-sufficiency, and social well-being of the beneficiaries.

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Citation

48 U.S.C. § 206

Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73