25 U.S.C. § 4116 — Regulations

(a)(1) Within 90 days after October 26, 1996, the Secretary^* had to publish Federal Register notice establishing requirements for moving from assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and related laws to assistance under this chapter and its amendments. (2) The notice had to invite public comments on transition requirements and final regulations and include the general proposed-rule notice required by title 5 section 564(a). (b)(1) The Secretary had to issue final regulations by September 1, 1997, effective no later than this chapter’s effective date. (2)(A) Despite title 5 sections 563(a) and 565(a), all required regulations, including regulations required by later amendments, must use negotiated rulemaking under title 5 chapter 5 subchapter III. (B)(i) Within 180 days after enactment of the 2008 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act or another reauthorization Act, the Secretary must create a negotiated-rulemaking committee under that subchapter. (ii) The Secretary must adapt the procedure to the government-to-government relationship, include only Federal representatives and geographically diverse small, medium, and large tribes, and not bar tribally designated housing entities if tribes choose them as representatives. (C) The Secretary must begin the negotiated rulemaking within 90 days after such reauthorization enactment and issue the regulations within two years after it. (D) At least every seven years, after consulting tribes, the Secretary must review the regulations then in effect. (c) This section took effect October 26, 1996.