USE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR INCOME VERIFICATION UNDER CERTAIN HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

SEC. 13403. USE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR INCOME VERIFICATION UNDER CERTAIN HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. (a) In General.— Subparagraph (D) of section 6103(l)(7) (relating to the disclosure of return information to Federal, State, and local agencies administering certain programs) is amended— (1) in clause (vii), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in clause (viii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; (3) by inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause: “(ix) any housing assistance program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that involves initial and periodic review of an applicant’s or participant’s income, except that return information may be disclosed under this clause only on written request by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and only for use by officers and employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development with respect to applicants for and participants in such programs.”; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following: “Clause (ix) shall not apply after September 30, 1998.” (b) Conforming Amendment.— The heading of paragraph (7) of section 6103(1) is amended by inserting after “code” the following: “, or certain housing assistance programs”. (c) Effective Date.— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.