[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR1000.2]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
 
PART 1000_NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  1000.2  What are the guiding principles in the implementation of 

NAHASDA?

    (a) The Secretary shall use the following Congressional findings set 
forth in section 2 of NAHASDA as the guiding principles in the 
implementation of NAHASDA:
    (1) The Federal government has a responsibility to promote the 
general welfare of the Nation:
    (i) By using Federal resources to aid families and individuals 
seeking affordable homes in safe and healthy environments and, in 
particular, assisting responsible, deserving citizens who cannot provide 
fully for themselves because of temporary circumstances or factors 
beyond their control;
    (ii) By working to ensure a thriving national economy and a strong 
private housing market; and
    (iii) By developing effective partnerships among the Federal 
government, state, tribal, and local governments, and private entities 
that allow government to accept responsibility for fostering the 
development of a healthy marketplace and allow families to prosper 
without government involvement in their day-to-day activities.
    (2) There exists a unique relationship between the Government of the 
United States and the governments of Indian tribes and a unique Federal 
responsibility to Indian people.
    (3) The Constitution of the United States invests the Congress with 
plenary power over the field of Indian affairs, and through treaties, 
statutes, and historical relations with Indian tribes, the United States 
has undertaken a unique trust responsibility to protect and support 
Indian tribes and Indian people.
    (4) The Congress, through treaties, statutes, and the general course 
of dealing with Indian tribes, has assumed a trust responsibility for 
the protection and preservation of Indian tribes and for working with 
Indian tribes and their members to improve their housing conditions and 
socioeconomic status so that they are able to take greater 
responsibility for their own economic condition.
    (5) Providing affordable homes in safe and healthy environments is 
an essential element in the special role of the United States in helping 
Indian tribes and their members to improve their housing conditions and 
socioeconomic status.

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    (6) The need for affordable homes in safe and healthy environments 
on Indian reservations, in Indian communities, and in Native Alaskan 
villages is acute and the Federal government should work not only to 
provide housing assistance, but also, to the extent practicable, to 
assist in the development of private housing finance mechanisms on 
Indian lands to achieve the goals of economic self-sufficiency and self-
determination for Indian tribes and their members.
    (7) Federal assistance to meet these responsibilities should be 
provided in a manner that recognizes the right of Indian self-
determination and tribal self-governance by making such assistance 
available directly to the Indian tribes or tribally designated entities 
under authorities similar to those accorded Indian tribes in Public Law 
93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
    (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as releasing the 
United States government from any responsibility arising under its trust 
responsibilities towards Indians or any treaty or treaties with an 
Indian tribe or nation.