Sec. 4. Database of eviction information
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The Secretary shall require each State and local entity that receives covered housing assistance to submit to the Secretary annual reports under this section regarding evictions from assisted dwelling units of the covered housing occurring during the preceding year. Each report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include— for each household subject to an eviction proceeding during the year covered by the report— the reason or reasons that the eviction proceeding was undertaken and, in the case of any eviction proceeding undertaken in whole or in part based on an arrearage in rent owed, the amount of the arrearage and the amount of the required contribution of the tenant toward rent; the date on which the household was ordered to be evicted; the address of the dwelling unit from which the household was evicted; whether the household was represented by legal counsel in any eviction proceeding, if that information is available; the number of days the household was given to vacate the dwelling unit, if that information is available; and whether a writ of execution was issued in regards to the eviction; and for each individual in any household subject to an eviction proceeding during the year covered by the report— the name of the individual; the annual income of the individual in the fiscal year prior to the year during which the individual was evicted, if that information is available; the disability status of the individual evicted; any available demographic information about the individual, including race, ethnicity, age, and gender; any foster care history for the individual; any serious physical health problems or serious mental illness of the individual, if that information is available; any history of prior homelessness of the individual, if that information is available; and whether the individual has a criminal record, if that information is available. The Secretary shall develop requirements for States and local entities that receive covered housing assistance that— provide that the provision of the information being collected under this subsection shall be voluntary on the part of any individual or household who is or was a tenant in an assisted dwelling unit of covered housing; provide limitations on how long the information described in paragraph
(2)shall be retained; establish data privacy and security requirements for the information described in paragraph
(2)that include appropriate measures to ensure that the privacy of the individuals and households is protected and that the information, including any personally identifiable information, is collected and used only for the purpose of submitting reports under paragraph (1); and provide confidentiality protections for data collected about any individuals who are survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The Secretary shall establish a database for collecting and maintaining information contained in reports submitted under subsection (a). The Secretary shall establish appropriate measures regarding information in the database established under paragraph
(1)to ensure that the privacy of the individuals and households is protected and that any personally identifiable information is not disclosed. To the extent possible, the database established under paragraph
(1)shall be disaggregated by race, gender, income, and disability.