#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #dcjb  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize    
public housing agencies to share certain
 data regarding homeless individuals and
 families for the provision of housing  
and services1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,homeless ,assistance ,act of   
#bjai4  #b4 ,limited authority to share 
information regarding homeless          
individuals and families with           
appropriate entity within ,continuum of 
,care ,section #b of the ,united ,states
 ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#adcg7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7c7      
,limited authority ,to share information
 regarding homeless individuals and     
families with appropriate entity within 
,continuum of ,care ,notwithstanding    
section #ijd of the ,stewart ,b4        
,mc,kinney ,homeless ,assistance        
,amendments ,act of #aihh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #cedd71 a public housing agency may    
disclose1 to the collaborative applicant

 of the local ,continuum of ,care or    
designee of the collaborative applicant 
within which the jurisdiction of the    
public housing agency is located1       
information regarding individuals and   
families who are homeless 7as such term 
is used in section #ajc of the          
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb77 or at risk 
of homelessness 7as such term is used in
 section #dja of such ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj771 but only-- 7#a7 for 
the purpose of facilitating the         
identification1 assessment1 and linkage 
of housing and supportive services for  
such individuals and families to ensure 
continuity of care1 to the extent       
allowable under ,state ,law2  7#b7 if   
the public housing agency takes         
appropriate measures to ensure that the 
privacy of the individuals and families 
is protected and that the information1  
including any personally identifiable   
information1 is used only for the       
purpose described in paragraph 7#a72 and

  7#c7 if the public housing agency     
takes appropriate measures to ensure    
clients' information and confidentiality
 is protected pursuant to section       
#dadaa7;c77#d7 of the ,violence ,against
 ,women ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4    
#abdia7;c77#d771 and any regulations    
promulgated pursuant to such section4  4
  ,passed the ,house of ,representatives
 ,january #ac1 #bjbj4;,clerk4