108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 528
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 4818)
making appropriations for foreign operations, export fi-
nancing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes, the Clerk
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of the House of Representatives shall make the following
corrections—
(1) in Division H, strike section 643 and insert:
SEC. 643. Section 653(j) of title 42, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(7) INFORMATION COMPARISONS AND DISCLO-
SURE TO ASSIST IN FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION.—
‘‘(A) FURNISHING
OF
INFORMATION
BY
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall furnish to the Sec-
retary, on such periodic basis as determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation
with the Secretary, information in the custody
of the Secretary of the Treasury for comparison
with information in the National Directory of
New Hires, in order to obtain information in
such Directory with respect to persons—
‘‘(i) who owe delinquent nontax debt
to the United States; and
‘‘(ii) whose debt has been referred to
the Secretary of the Treasury in accord-
ance with 31 U.S.C. 3711(g).
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT
TO
SEEK
MINIMUM
INFORMATION.—The Secretary of the Treasury
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shall seek information pursuant to this section
only to the extent necessary to improve collec-
tion of the debt described in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(C) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—
‘‘(i) INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.—The
Secretary, in cooperation with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, shall compare in-
formation in the National Directory of
New Hires with information provided by
the Secretary of the Treasury with respect
to persons described in subparagraph (A)
and shall disclose information in such Di-
rectory regarding such persons to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury in accordance with
this paragraph, for the purposes specified
in this paragraph. Such comparison of in-
formation shall not be considered a match-
ing program as defined in 5 U.S.C. 552a.
‘‘(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. Support collection under section
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466(b) of this title shall be given priority
over collection of any delinquent Federal
nontax debt against the same income.
‘‘(D) USE OF INFORMATION BY THE SEC-
RETARY OF THE TREASURY.—The Secretary of
the Treasury may use information provided
under this paragraph only for purposes of col-
lecting the debt described in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(E) DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION
BY
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—
‘‘(i) PURPOSE OF DISCLOSURE.—The
Secretary of the Treasury may make a dis-
closure under this subparagraph only for
purposes of collecting the debt described in
subparagraph (A).
‘‘(ii) 
DISCLOSURES
PERMITTED.—
Subject to clauses (iii) and (iv), the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may disclose infor-
mation resulting from a data match pursu-
ant to this paragraph only to the Attorney
General in connection with collecting the
debt described in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(iii) CONDITIONS ON DISCLOSURE.—
Disclosures under this subparagraph shall
be—
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‘‘(I) made in accordance with
data security and control policies es-
tablished by the Secretary of the
Treasury 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 the Treas-
ury and the Secretary shall determine
whether to permit disclosure of infor-
mation under this paragraph to per-
sons or entities described in subclause
(II), based on an evaluation made by
the Secretary of the Treasury (in con-
sultation with and approved by the
Secretary), of the costs and benefits
of such disclosures and the adequacy
of measures used to safeguard the se-
curity and confidentiality of informa-
tion so disclosed.
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‘‘(II) PERMITTED
PERSONS
OR
ENTITIES.—If the Secretary of the
Treasury 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 the Treasury, in con-
nection with collecting the debt de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), to a con-
tractor or agent of either Secretary
and to the Federal agency that re-
ferred such debt to the Secretary of
the Treasury for collection, subject to
the conditions in clause (iii) and such
additional 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 collecting the debt
described in subparagraph (A), subject to
the conditions in clause (iii) and such addi-
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tional conditions as agreed to by the Secre-
taries.
‘‘(F) REIMBURSEMENT OF HHS COSTS.—
The Secretary of the Treasury 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. Any such costs paid by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall be considered costs
of implementing 31 U.S.C. 3711(g) in accord-
ance with 31 U.S.C. 3711(g)(6) and may be
paid from the account established pursuant to
31 U.S.C. 3711(g)(7).’’.
(2) in section 122 of title I of Division J, strike
‘‘0.83’’ and insert ‘‘0.80’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 20,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 528
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives
to make technical corrections in the enrollment of
the bill H.R. 4818.