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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "25 U.S.C. § 5903"
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description: "Establishment of Realty Ombudsman position"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 25
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title_name: "INDIANS"
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chapter_number: "51"
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chapter_name: "TRIBAL TRUST LAND HOMEOWNERSHIP"
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section: "5903"
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citation: "25 U.S.C. § 5903"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc25@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s5903"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
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confidence: "official"
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tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
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---
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# 25 U.S.C. § 5903 - Establishment of Realty Ombudsman position
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## Text
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(a) In general 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.
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(b) Functions The Realty Ombudsman shall—
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(1) ensure that the applicable Bureau offices are meeting the mortgage review and processing deadlines established by section 5902(a) of this title;
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(2) ensure that the applicable Bureau offices comply with the notices required under subsections (a) and (b) of section 5902 of this title;
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(3) serve as a liaison to other Federal agencies, including by—
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(A) ensuring the Bureau is responsive to all of the inquiries from the relevant Federal agencies; and
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(B) helping to facilitate communications between the relevant Federal agencies and the Bureau on matters relating to mortgages on Indian land;
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(4) receive inquiries, questions, and complaints directly from Indian Tribes, members of Indian Tribes, and lenders in regard to executed residential leasehold mortgages, business leasehold mortgages, land mortgages, or right-of-way documents; and
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(5) serve as the intermediary between the Indian Tribes, members of Indian Tribes, and lenders and the Bureau in responding to inquiries and questions and resolving complaints.
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(Pub. L. 119–88, § 4, May 4, 2026, 140 Stat. 816.)
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