Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-110

§4238 Monitoring of Compliance

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the Director to use binding contracts with owners or other authorized groups so the program rules keep being followed over the long term. Those contracts must let the Department and the Secretary enforce the rules when federal or state law allows, and must include remedies, like fixes or penalties, if someone breaks the agreement. The Director must check the program at least once a year, including visiting housing in person, to see if rules are being followed. The findings must go into a performance report sent to the Secretary and be shared with the public. The Secretary must create performance measures to judge compliance.

Full Legal Text

Title 25, §4238

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(a)Enforceable agreements
(1)In general
The Director, through binding contractual agreements with owners or other authorized entities, shall ensure long-term compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(2)Measures
The measures referred to in paragraph (1) shall provide for— (A)
(B)remedies for breach of the provisions referred to in paragraph (1).
(b)Periodic monitoring
(1)In general
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)Review
Each review under paragraph (1) shall include onsite inspection of housing to determine compliance with applicable requirements.
(3)Results
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)Performance measures
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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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 4238

Title 25, Indians

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110