25 USC § 4139 - Noncompliance with affordable housing requirement

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s4139"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 4139 - Noncompliance with affordable housing requirement"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "4139"
section_name: "Noncompliance with affordable housing requirement"
chapter_number: 43
chapter_name: "NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "General Block Grant Program"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 104–330, title II, § 209, Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4035; Pub. L. 105–276, title V, § 595(c), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2656; Pub. L. 106–568, title X, § 1003(f)(1), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2927; Pub. L. 106–569, title V, § 503(e)(1), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2962.)"
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# § 4139. Noncompliance with affordable housing requirement

section 4135(a)(2) of this titlesection 4161(a) of this title

If a recipient uses grant amounts to provide affordable housing under this subchapter, and at any time during the useful life of the housing the recipient does not comply with the requirement under , the Secretary shall take appropriate action under .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 104–330, title II, § 209, Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4035; Pub. L. 105–276, title V, § 595(c), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2656; Pub. L. 106–568, title X, § 1003(f)(1), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2927; Pub. L. 106–569, title V, § 503(e)(1), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2962.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2000— and  generally amended section catchline and text identically. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “If a recipient uses grant amounts to provide affordable housing under activities under this subchapter and, at any time during the useful life of the housing the housing does not comply with the requirement under , the Secretary shall reduce future grant payments on behalf of the grant beneficiary by an amount equal to the grant amounts used for such housing (under the authority under ) or require repayment to the Secretary of an amount equal to such grant amounts.”

1998— made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , except as otherwise expressly provided, see , set out as a note under .