[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2729 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2729
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for information
comparisons for USDA Housing Assistance programs, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 18, 2013
Mr. Aderholt (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Reichert, and Mr. Doggett)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for information
comparisons for USDA Housing Assistance programs, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Assistance Eligibility
Verification Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATION COMPARISONS FOR USDA HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 453(j) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 653(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(12) Information comparisons for usda housing assistance
programs.--
``(A) Furnishing of information by secretary of
agriculture.--Subject to the provisions of this
paragraph, the Secretary of Agriculture shall furnish
to the Secretary, on such periodic basis as determined
by the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with
the Secretary, information in the custody of the
Secretary of Agriculture for comparison with
information in the National Directory of New Hires, in
order to obtain information in such Directory with
respect to individuals (including tenants) who are
applying for or participating in any housing program
under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1471 et seq.), including the single family and
multifamily housing programs.
``(B) 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 (A).
``(C) Duties of the secretary.--
``(i) Information disclosure.--The
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
of Agriculture, 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 (A), and shall
disclose information in such Directory
regarding such individuals to the Secretary of
Agriculture, in accordance with this paragraph,
for the purposes specified in this paragraph.
``(ii) Condition on disclosure.--The
Secretary shall make disclosures in accordance
with clause (i) only to the extent that the
Secretary determines that such disclosures do
not interfere with the effective operation of
the program under this part.
``(D) Use of information by secretary of
agriculture.--The Secretary of Agriculture may use
information resulting from a data match pursuant to
this paragraph only--
``(i) for the purposes specified in
subparagraph (B); and
``(ii) after removal of personal
identifiers, to conduct analyses of the
employment and income reporting of individuals
described in subparagraph (B).
``(E) Disclosure of information by secretary of
agriculture.--
``(i) 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 (A).
``(ii) Disclosures permitted.--Subject to
clause (iii), the Secretary of Agriculture may
disclose information resulting from a data
match pursuant to this paragraph only to the
owner of a property, the Inspector General of
the Department of Agriculture, and the Attorney
General in connection with the enforcement of
employment and income requirements for the
programs described in subparagraph (A).
Information obtained by the Secretary of
Agriculture pursuant to this paragraph shall
not be made available under section 552(b)(3)
of title 5, United States Code.
``(iii) Conditions on disclosure.--
Disclosures under this paragraph shall be--
``(I) made in accordance with data
security and control policies
established by the Secretary of
Agriculture and approved by the
Secretary;
``(II) subject to audit in a manner
satisfactory to the Secretary; and
``(III) subject to the sanctions
under subsection (l)(2).
``(iv) Additional disclosures.--
``(I) 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 (II), based on an evaluation
made by the Secretary of Agriculture
(in consultation with and approved by
the Secretary), of the costs and
benefits of disclosures made under
clause (ii) and the adequacy of
measures used to safeguard the security
and confidentiality of information so
disclosed.
``(II) Permitted persons or
entities.--If the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary determine
pursuant to subclause (I) that
disclosures to additional persons or
entities shall be permitted,
information under this paragraph may be
disclosed by the Secretary of
Agriculture to a private owner of a
property and a management agent, in
connection with the administration of a
program described in subparagraph (A),
subject to the conditions in clause
(iii) and such additional conditions as
agreed to by the Secretaries.
``(v) 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 (A),
subject to the conditions in clause (iii) and
such additional conditions as agreed to by the
Secretaries.
``(F) Reimbursement of hhs costs.--The Secretary of
Agriculture shall reimburse the Secretary, in
accordance with subsection (k)(3), for the costs
incurred by the Secretary in furnishing the information
requested under this paragraph.
``(G) Consent.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
not seek, use, or disclose information under this
paragraph relating to an individual without the prior
written consent of such individual (or of a person
legally authorized to consent on behalf of such
individual).''.
(b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code.--Section 6103(l)(7)(D)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7)(D)) is
amended--
(1) in clause (viii), by striking the ``and'' at the end;
(2) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``, and''; and
(3) by inserting after clause (ix) the following new
clause:
``(x) any housing program under title V of
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et
seq.).''.
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