,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,sherman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,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 the ,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 entity      
designated by the collaborative         
applicant within which the jurisdiction 
of the public housing agency is located 
and any relevant ,state and local       
government agencies1 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
 #acfj771 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 information 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