TITLE 25 - US CODE - SUBCHAPTER VII - OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR NATIVE AMERICANS

25 USC 4211 - 50-year leasehold interest in trust or restricted lands for housing purposes

(a) Authority to lease
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any trust or restricted Indian lands, whether tribally or individually owned, may be leased by the Indian owners, subject to the approval of the affected Indian tribe and the Secretary of the Interior, for housing development and residential purposes.

(b) Term
Each lease pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be for a term not exceeding 50 years.

(c) Rule of construction
This section may not be construed to repeal, limit, or affect any authority to lease any trust or restricted Indian lands that

(1) is conferred by or pursuant to any other provision of law; or

(2) provides for leases for any period exceeding 50 years.

(d) Self-implementation
This section is intended to be self-implementing and shall not require the issuance of any rule, regulation, or order to take effect as provided in section 705.

25 USC 4212 - Training and technical assistance

There are authorized to be appropriated for assistance for a national organization representing Native American housing interests for providing training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2007.