Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§3609 Education and Conciliation; Conferences and Consultations; Reports
Title 42 › CHAPTER 45 — FAIR HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 3609
Summary
Right after April 11, 1968, the Secretary must begin education and conciliation, hold conferences with the housing industry and others to explain the law and develop voluntary compliance and enforcement plans. He may pay per diem, travel, and transportation under section 5703 of title 5, must consult State and local officials about local discrimination, and must report on those meetings.
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Title 42, §3609
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Immediately after April 11, 1968, the Secretary shall commence such educational and conciliatory activities as in his judgment will further the purposes of this subchapter. He shall call conferences of persons in the housing industry and other interested parties to acquaint them with the provisions of this subchapter and his suggested means of implementing it, and shall endeavor with their advice to work out programs of voluntary compliance and of enforcement. He may pay per diem, travel, and transportation expenses for persons attending such conferences as provided in section 5703 of title 5. He shall consult with State and local officials and other interested parties to learn the extent, if any, to which housing discrimination exists in their State or locality, and whether and how State or local enforcement programs might be utilized to combat such discrimination in connection with or in place of, the Secretary’s enforcement of this subchapter. The Secretary shall issue reports on such conferences and consultations as he deems appropriate.
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42 U.S.C. § 3609
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102