,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,aderholt 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,farr1    
,mr4 ,reichert1 and ,mr4 ,doggett7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means1 and in addition to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,iv of the ,social         
,security ,act to provide for           
information comparisons for ,,usda      
,housing ,assistance programs1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,housing       
,assistance ,eligibility ,verification  
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,information        
comparisons for ,,usda ,housing         
,assistance ,programs  7a7 ,in general  
,section #dec7;j7 of the ,social        

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fec7;j77 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new paragraph3  7#ab7         
,information comparisons for ,,usda     
,housing ,assistance ,programs  7,a7    
,furnishing of information by ,secretary
 of ,agriculture ,subject to the        
provisions of this paragraph1 the       
,secretary of ,agriculture shall furnish
 to the ,secretary1 on such periodic    
basis as determined by the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture in consultation with the  
,secretary1 information in the custody  
of the ,secretary of ,agriculture for   
comparison with information in the      
,national ,directory of ,new ,hires1 in 
order to obtain information in such     
,directory with respect to individuals  
7including tenants7 who are applying for
 or participating in any housing program
 under title ,v of the ,housing ,act of 
#aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et seq471    
including the single family and         
multifamily housing programs4  7,b7     
,requirement to seek minimum information

 ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall  
seek information pursuant to this       
paragraph only to the extent necessary  
to verify the employment and income of  
individuals described in subparagraph   
7,a74  7,c7 ,duties of the ,secretary   
7i7 ,information disclosure ,the        
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall       
compare information in the ,national    
,directory of ,new ,hires with          
information provided by the ,secretary  
of ,agriculture with respect to         
individuals described in subparagraph   
7,a71 and shall disclose information in 
such ,directory regarding such          
individuals to the ,secretary of        
,agriculture1 in accordance with this   
paragraph1 for the purposes specified in
 this paragraph4  7ii7 ,condition on    
disclosure ,the ,secretary shall make   
disclosures in accordance with clause   
7i7 only to the extent that the         
,secretary determines that such         
disclosures do not interfere with the   

effective operation of the program under
 this part4  7,d7 ,use of information by
 ,secretary of ,agriculture ,the        
,secretary of ,agriculture may use      
information resulting from a data match 
pursuant to this paragraph only--  7i7  
for the purposes specified in           
subparagraph 7,b72 and  7ii7 after      
removal of personal identifiers1 to     
conduct analyses of the employment and  
income reporting of individuals         
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7,e7   
,disclosure of information by ,secretary
 of ,agriculture  7i7 ,purpose of       
disclosure ,the ,secretary of           
,agriculture may make a disclosure under
 this subparagraph only for the purpose 
of verifying the employment and income  
of individuals described in subparagraph
 7,a74  7ii7 ,disclosures permitted     
,subject to clause 7iii71 the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture may disclose           
information resulting from a data match 
pursuant to this paragraph only to the  
owner of a property1 the ,inspector     

,general of the ,department of          
,agriculture1 and the ,attorney ,general
 in connection with the enforcement of  
employment and income requirements for  
the programs described in subparagraph  
7,a74 ,information obtained by the      
,secretary of ,agriculture pursuant to  
this paragraph shall not be made        
available under section #eeb7;b77#c7 of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7iii7 
,conditions on disclosure ,disclosures  
under this paragraph shall be--  7,i7   
made in accordance with data security   
and control policies established by the 
,secretary of ,agriculture and approved 
by the ,secretary2  7,,ii7 subject to   
audit in a manner satisfactory to the   
,secretary2 and  7,,iii7 subject to the 
sanctions under subsection 7l77#b74     
7iv7 ,additional disclosures  7,i7      
,determination by secretaries ,the      
,secretary of ,agriculture and the      
,secretary shall determine whether to   
permit disclosure of information under  
this paragraph to persons or entities   

described in subclause 7,,ii71 based on 
an evaluation made by the ,secretary of 
,agriculture 7in consultation with and  
approved by the ,secretary71 of the     
costs and benefits of disclosures made  
under clause 7ii7 and the adequacy of   
measures used to safeguard the security 
and confidentiality of information so   
disclosed4  7,,ii7 ,permitted persons or
 entities ,if the ,secretary of         
,agriculture and the ,secretary         
determine pursuant to subclause 7,i7    
that disclosures to additional persons  
or entities shall be permitted1         
information under this paragraph may be 
disclosed by the ,secretary of          
,agriculture to a private owner of a    
property and a management agent1 in     
connection with the administration of a 
program described in subparagraph 7,a71 
subject to the conditions in clause     
7iii7 and such additional conditions as 
agreed to by the ,secretaries4  7v7     
,restrictions on redisclosure ,a person 
or entity to which information is       

disclosed under this subparagraph may   
use or disclose such information only as
 needed for verifying the employment and
 income of individuals described in     
subparagraph 7,a71 subject to the       
conditions in clause 7iii7 and such     
additional conditions as agreed to by   
the ,secretaries4  7,f7 ,reimbursement  
of ,,hhs costs ,the ,secretary of       
,agriculture shall reimburse the        
,secretary1 in accordance with          
subsection 7k77#c71 for the costs       
incurred by the ,secretary in furnishing
 the information requested under this   
paragraph4  7,g7 ,consent ,the          
,secretary of ,agriculture shall not    
seek1 use1 or disclose information under
 this paragraph relating to an          
individual without the prior written    
consent of such individual 7or of a     
person legally authorized to consent on 
behalf of such individual74  4  7b7     
,amendment to the ,internal ,revenue    
,code ,section #fajc7l77#g77;,d7 of the 
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf  

,u4,s4,c4 #fajc7l77#g77;,d77 is         
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7viii71 by    
striking the and at the end2  7#b7 in   
clause 7ix71 by striking the period at  
the end and inserting 1 and2 and  7#c7  
by inserting after clause 7ix7 the      
following new clause3  7x7 any housing  
program under title ,v of the ,housing  
,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et   
seq474  4