‘‘(i) PURPOSE OF DISCLOSURE.—The 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment may make a disclosure under this 
subparagraph only for the purpose of 
verifying the employment and income of in-
dividuals described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) 
DISCLOSURES
PERMITTED.—
Subject to clause (iii), the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development may dis-
close information resulting from a data 
match pursuant to this paragraph only to 
a public housing agency, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, and the Attorney 
General in connection with the administra-
tion of a program described in subpara-
graph (A). Information obtained by the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment pursuant to this paragraph shall not 
be made available under section 552 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 es-
tablished by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development and approved 
by the Secretary; 
‘‘(II) subject to audit in a man-
ner satisfactory to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(III) subject to the sanctions 
under subsection (l)(2). 
‘‘(iv) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES.—
‘‘(I) DETERMINATION BY SECRE-
TARIES.—The Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development and the Sec-
retary shall determine whether to per-
mit disclosure of information under 
this paragraph to persons or entities 
described in subclause (II), based on 
an evaluation made by the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development 
(in consultation with and approved by 
the Secretary), of the costs and bene-
fits of disclosures made under clause 
(ii) and the adequacy of measures 
used to safeguard the security and
confidentiality of information so dis-
closed. 
‘‘(II) PERMITTED
PERSONS
OR 
ENTITIES.—If the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development and the 
Secretary determine pursuant to sub-
clause (I) that disclosures to addi-
tional persons or entities shall be per-
mitted, information under this para-
graph may be disclosed by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment to a private owner, a manage-
ment agent, and a contract adminis-
trator in connection with the adminis-
tration of a program described in sub-
paragraph (A), subject to the condi-
tions in clause (iii) and such addi-
tional conditions as agreed to by the 
Secretaries. 
‘‘(v) RESTRICTIONS
ON
REDISCLO-
SURE.—A person or entity to which infor-
mation is disclosed under this subpara-
graph may use or disclose such informa-
tion only as needed for verifying the em-
ployment and income of individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), subject to the 
conditions in clause (iii) and such addi-
tional conditions as agreed to by the Secre-
taries. 
‘‘(F) REIMBURSEMENT OF HHS COSTS.—
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall reimburse the Secretary, in accord-
ance with subsection (k)(3), for the costs in-
curred by the Secretary in furnishing the infor-
mation requested under this paragraph. 
‘‘(G) CONSENT.—The Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall not seek, use, 
or disclose information under this paragraph re-
lating to an individual without the prior written 
consent of such individual (or of a person le-
gally authorized to consent on behalf of such in-
dividual).’’. 
(b) CONSENT TO INFORMATION COMPARISON AND 
USE AS CONDITION OF HUD PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY.—As 
a condition of participating in any program authorized 
under—
(1) the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.); 
(2) section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q);
(3) section 221(d)(3), 221(d)(5), or 236 of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d) and 
1715z–1); 
(4) section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or 
(5) section 101 of the Housing and Urban De-
velopment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s), 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
require consent by an individual (or by a person legally 
authorized to consent on behalf of such individual) for 
such Secretary to obtain, use, and disclose information 
with respect to such individual in accordance with section 
453(j)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(7)).
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