42 U.S.C. § 3609 : US Code - Section 3609: Education and conciliation; conferences and consultations; reports

Search 42 U.S.C. § 3609 : US Code - Section 3609: 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 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.