text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``HUD Programs Information 
  Verification Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. HUD DATA MATCH WITH NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.
  
      (a) Information Comparisons for Public and Assisted Housing 
  Programs.--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:
              ``(7) Information comparisons for housing assistance 
          programs.--
                      ``(A) Furnishing of information by hud.--Subject to 
                  subparagraph (G), the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                  Development shall furnish to the Secretary, on such 
                  periodic basis as determined by the Secretary of 
                  Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the 
                  Secretary, information in the custody of the Secretary 
                  of Housing and Urban Development for comparison with 
                  information in the National Directory of New Hires, in 
                  order to obtain information in such Directory with 
                  respect to individuals who are participating in any 
                  program under--
                              ``(i) the United States Housing Act of 1937 
                          (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.);
                              ``(ii) section 202 of the Housing Act of 
                          1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
                              ``(iii) section 221(d)(3), 221(d)(5), or 
                          236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
                          1715l(d) and 1715z-1);
                              ``(iv) section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
                          National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
                          8013); or
                              ``(v) section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
                          Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s).
                      ``(B) Requirement to seek minimum information.--The 
                  Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall seek 
                  information pursuant to this section 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 cooperation with the Secretary of 
                          Housing and Urban Development, shall compare 
                          information in the National Directory of New 
                          Hires with information provided by the 
                          Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with 
                          respect to individuals described in 
                          subparagraph (A), and shall disclose 
                          information in such Directory regarding such 
                          individuals to the Secretary of Housing and 
                          Urban Development, 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 hud.--The Secretary of 
                  Housing and Urban Development may use information 
                  resulting from a data match pursuant to this paragraph 
                  only--
                              ``(i) for the purpose of verifying the 
                          employment and income of individuals described 
                          in subparagraph (A); and
                              ``(ii) after removal of personal 
                          identifiers, to conduct analyses of the 
                          employment and income reporting of individuals 
                          described in subparagraph (A).
                      ``(E) Disclosure of information by hud.--
                              ``(i) Purpose of disclosure.--The Secretary 
                          of Housing and Urban Development 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 Housing and 
                          Urban Development may disclose 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 administration of a 
                          program described in subparagraph (A). 
                          Information obtained by the Secretary of 
                          Housing and Urban Development 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 
                                  established by the Secretary of Housing 
                                  and Urban Development 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 Housing 
                                  and Urban Development 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 
                                  Housing and Urban Development (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 Housing 
                                  and Urban Development 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 Housing 
                                  and Urban Development to a private 
                                  owner, a management agent, and a 
                                  contract administrator 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 
                  Housing and Urban Development 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 Housing and Urban 
                  Development 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) 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 National 
          Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
              (5) section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development 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)).
target: HUD Programs Information Verification Act - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV (Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to provide for public and assisted housing-related employment and income data comparisons between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Health and Human Services' National Directory of New Hires.Sets forth data disclosure and use limitations.
feat_title: To reduce overpayments of subsidies in Department of Housing and Urban Development housing assistance programs by providing for more accurate verification of employment and income of participants in such programs.