Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§11363 Protection of personally identifying information by victim service providers
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 119— - HOMELESS ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - HOUSING ASSISTANCE › Part Part A— - General Provisions › § 11363
Summary
Grant-funded providers must not put clients' identifying information into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). After public notice and comment, the Secretary may require only de-identified, encrypted, or coded data, and stronger federal, state, or local laws protecting victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking still apply.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §11363
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In the course of awarding grants or implementing programs under this subchapter, the Secretary shall instruct any victim service provider that is a recipient or subgrantee not to disclose for purposes of the Homeless Management Information System any personally identifying information about any client. The Secretary may, after public notice and comment, require or ask such recipients and subgrantees to disclose for purposes of the Homeless Management Information System non-personally identifying information that has been de-identified, encrypted, or otherwise encoded. Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any provision of any Federal, State, or local law that provides greater protection than this subsection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification section 1104 of Pub. L. 111–22, which directed amendment of subtitle A of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act by adding this section at the end, was executed by adding this section at the end of subtitle A of title IV of Pub. L. 100–77 (this part), to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the earlier of 18 months after May 20, 2009, or 3 months after publication of certain final
Regulations
by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see section 1503 of Pub. L. 111–22, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2009 Amendment note under section 11302 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 11363
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73