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The Ombudsman serves as liaison to other Federal agencies

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. Written by .

The Ombudsman serves as liaison to other Federal agencies

The document says “shallWho acts: Realty OmbudsmanHow: statuteSec. 4 in the PDF
What the document says

“serve as a liaison to other Federal agencies, including by-- (A) ensuring the Bureau is responsive to all of the inquiries from the relevant Federal agencies; and (B) helping to facilitate communications between the relevant Federal agencies and the Bureau on matters relating to mortgages on Indian land”

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. 4

The third of the five functions. The Ombudsman is the Bureau's point of contact for other Federal agencies, charged with keeping the Bureau responsive to their inquiries and easing communication about mortgages on Indian land.

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“serve as a liaison to other Federal agencies, including by-- (A) ensuring the Bureau is responsive to all of the inquiries from the relevant Federal agencies; and (B) helping to facilitate communications between the relevant Federal agencies and the Bureau on matters relating to mortgages on Indian land”

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. 4
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This person is the link to other federal groups. They must answer questions and help those groups talk with the BIA.

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Section 2 names the groups. One deals with farms. One deals with homes. One deals with those who served.

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