A Realty Ombudsman is established, reporting to the Secretary of the Interior
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 4, Sec. 4.
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A Realty Ombudsman is established, reporting to the Secretary of the Interior
The document says “shall”Who acts: Director of the Bureau of Indian AffairsHow: statuteSec. 4 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Director shall establish within the Division of Real Estate Services of the Bureau the position of Realty Ombudsman, who shall report directly to the Secretary of the Interior.”
The Director must create the position inside the Bureau's Division of Real Estate Services. The holder reports directly to the Secretary of the Interior rather than through the Bureau.
What the document actually says
“The Director shall establish within the Division of Real Estate Services of the Bureau the position of Realty Ombudsman, who shall report directly to the Secretary of the Interior.”
That sentence, in plain words
The head of the BIA must make a new job. It is called the Realty Ombudsman.
What this is about
The job sits in the part of the BIA that handles land. But its boss is the head of the Interior Department.
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Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025, Public Law 119-88, sec. 4, 140 Stat. 816 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ88/html/PLAW-119publ88.htm
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“A Realty Ombudsman is established, reporting to the Secretary of the Interior,” Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025, section 4, Sec. 4. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/tribal-trust-land-homeownership-act-2025/proposal/sec04-establish-realty-ombudsman/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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