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Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025Section 3 › Proposal

The decision must be in writing, and a refusal must give its basis

To require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3. Written by .

The decision must be in writing, and a refusal must give its basis

The document says “shallWho acts: applicable Bureau officeHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says

“The determination of whether to approve or disapprove a residential leasehold mortgage or business leasehold mortgage under subparagraph (A), a right-of-way document under subparagraph (B), or a land mortgage under subparagraph (C)-- (i) shall be in writing; and (ii) in the case of a determination to disapprove a residential leasehold mortgage, business leasehold mortgage, right-of-way document, or land mortgage shall, state the basis for the determination.”

To require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes, Sec. 3

Every approval or disapproval under paragraph (3) must be written, and a disapproval must state its basis. The comma after shall in clause (ii) is as printed.

What the document actually says

“The determination of whether to approve or disapprove a residential leasehold mortgage or business leasehold mortgage under subparagraph (A), a right-of-way document under subparagraph (B), or a land mortgage under subparagraph (C)-- (i) shall be in writing; and (ii) in the case of a determination to disapprove a residential leasehold mortgage, business leasehold mortgage, right-of-way document, or land mortgage shall, state the basis for the determination.”

To require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes, Sec. 3
That sentence, in plain words

The yes or no must be in writing. If the answer is no, the office must give the reason.

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This covers all four kinds of paper. Only a no has to carry a reason.

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