I 
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. 
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 Serv-
ices, 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 
A BILL 
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide 
for information comparisons for USDA Housing Assist-
ance programs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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SEC. 2. INFORMATION COMPARISONS FOR USDA HOUSING 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 453(j) of the Social Secu-
rity 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 Sec-
retary 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 para-
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graph 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 Sec-
retary of Agriculture, shall compare infor-
mation in the National Directory of New 
Hires with information provided by the 
Secretary of Agriculture with respect to in-
dividuals described in subparagraph (A), 
and shall disclose information in such Di-
rectory regarding such individuals to the 
Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance 
with this paragraph, for the purposes spec-
ified in this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) CONDITION
ON
DISCLOSURE.— 
The Secretary shall make disclosures in ac-
cordance with clause (i) only to the extent 
that the Secretary determines that such 
disclosures do not interfere with the effec-
tive operation of the program under this 
part. 
‘‘(D) USE
OF
INFORMATION
BY
SEC-
RETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—The Secretary of 
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Agriculture may use information resulting from 
a data match pursuant to this paragraph 
only— 
‘‘(i) for the purposes specified in sub-
paragraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) after removal of personal identi-
fiers, to conduct analyses of the employ-
ment 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 dis-
closure under this subparagraph only for 
the purpose of verifying the employment 
and income of individuals described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) 
DISCLOSURES
PERMITTED.— 
Subject to clause (iii), the Secretary of Ag-
riculture may disclose information result-
ing 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 em-
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ployment 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 es-
tablished by the Secretary of Agri-
culture and approved by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(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 
Agri-
culture and the Secretary shall deter-
mine whether to permit disclosure of 
information under this paragraph to 
persons or entities described in sub-
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clause (II), based on an evaluation 
made by the Secretary of Agriculture 
(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 Agri-
culture and the Secretary determine 
pursuant to subclause (I) that disclo-
sures to additional persons or entities 
shall be permitted, information under 
this paragraph may be disclosed by 
the Secretary of Agriculture to a pri-
vate owner of a property and a man-
agement agent, in connection with the 
administration of a program described 
in subparagraph (A), subject to the 
conditions in clause (iii) and such ad-
ditional conditions as agreed to by the 
Secretaries. 
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