source:
  type: regulation
  id: fha-42usc-3609
  authority: Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.) § 3609 — Education and conciliation; conferences and consultations; reports
  description: 'Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.), §3609 Education and conciliation; conferences and consultations; reports.
    Captured section-complete from Cornell LII (verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: fha-42usc-3609-full
  canonical_id: fha-42usc-3609-full
  section: 42 U.S.C. §3609
  description: 'Education and conciliation; conferences and consultations; reports: Immediately after April 11,
    1968 , the Secretary shall commence such educational and conciliatory activities as in his judgment will further
    the purposes of this subchapter. He shall call conferences of persons in the housing industry and other interested
    parties to acquaint them with the provisions…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.) § 3609
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/3609
    snapshot_id: 8d0a44a015e9ed7c
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:c6bdef9b5b7027a3e1b36d6ff2b3f5528dc51aa2f84713468bf3e0155d351c23
    paragraph_quote: Immediately after April 11, 1968 , the Secretary shall commence such educational and conciliatory
      activities as in his judgment will further the purposes of this subchapter. He shall call conferences of persons
      in the housing industry and other interested parties to acquaint them with the provisions of this subchapter
      and his suggested means of implementing it, and shall endeavor with their advice to work out programs of voluntary
      compliance and of enforcement. He may pay per diem, travel, and transportation expenses for persons attending
      such conferences as provided in section 5703 of title 5 . He shall consult with State and local officials
      and other interested parties to learn the extent, if any, to which housing discrimination exists in their
      State or locality, and whether and how State or local enforcement programs might be utilized to combat such
      discrimination in connection with or in place of, the Secretary’ s enforcement of this subchapter. The Secretary
      shall issue reports on such conferences and consultations as he deems appropriate. ( Pub. L. 90–284, title
      VIII, § 809 , Apr. 11, 1968 , 82 Stat. 85 .) CFR Title Parts 10 1040 12 27 , 390 , 626 , 701 23 200 24 81
      , 91 , 103 , 105 , 109 , 111 , 115 , 180 32 192
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 42 U.S.C. §3609 from Cornell LII snapshot 8d0a44a015e9ed7c; body isolated
      between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
