Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
29 September 2016
*Army Regulation 405-16

Effective 29 October 2016

Real Estate

Homeowners Assistance Program

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

MARK A. MILLEY
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

GERALD B. O'KEEFE
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision.

Summary. This regulation updates the policy for the administration of the Homeowners Assistance Program, delegates authority, assigns responsibilities, and prescribe procedures. This regulation implements DODDDODDDepartment of Defense directive 4165.50E.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/ Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Chief of Engineers. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency of the proponent agency, in the grade of colonel or civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without the prior approval of the Chief of Engineers (DAEN-ZA), 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the office of the Chief of Engineers (CERE-R), 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for command levels C and D for the Active Army, Army National Guard/ Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

The function covered by this checklist is the administration of the HAP. The purpose of this checklist is to assist assessable unit managers and Management Control Administrators in evaluating the key management controls outlined below. It is not intended to cover all controls. Answers must be based on the actual testing of key management controls (for example, document analysis, direct observation, sampling, simulation, other). Answers that indicate deficiencies must be explained and corrective action indicated in supporting documentation. These management controls must be evaluated at least once every 5 years. Certification that this evaluation has been conducted must be accomplished on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 11–2 (Internal Control Evaluation Certification ). a. Haspolicy / guidance been issued implementing the HAP? Ifs o, was the policy / guidance reviewed by ASD(EI&E)? reimbursable costs? If so, was the policy/ guidance reviewed by ASD(EI&E)? acquisition? No previous internal control evaluation checklist exists for this program. Help to make this a better tool for evaluating management controls. Submit comments to Chief of Engineers (CERE–R), 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20314–1000.