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 112 STAT. 2642 PUBLIC LAW 105-276—OCT. 21, 1998 Records. (d) OPPORTUNITY To DISPUTE. —Before an adverse action is taken with respect to an applicant for federally assisted housing on the basis that an individual is subject to a lifetime registration requirement under a State sex offender registration program, the public housing agency obtaining the record shall provide the tenant or applicant with a copy of the registration information and an opportunity to dispute the accuracy and relevance of that information. (e) FEE.— ^A public housing agency may be charged a reasonable fee for taking actions under subsection (b). In the case of a public housing agency taking actions on behalf of another owner of federally assisted housing pursuant to subsection (c), the agency may pass such fee on to the owner making the request and may charge an additional reasonable fee for making the request on behalf of the owner. (f) RECORDS MANAGEMENT. —Each public housing agency shall establish and implement a system of records management that ensures that any criminal record or information regarding a lifetime registration requirement under a State sex offender registration program that is obtained under this section by the public housing agency is— (1) maintained confidentially; (2) not misused or improperly disseminated; and (3) destroyed, once the purpose for which the record was requested has been accomplished. 42 USC 13664. SEC. 579. DEFINITIONS. (a) DEFINITIONS. —For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions shall apply: (1) DRUG-RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. —The term "drugrelated criminal activity has the meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). (2) FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING. —The term "federally assisted housing" means a dwelling unit— (A) in public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a)); (B) assisted with tenant-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (C) in housing that is provided project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, including new construction and substantial rehabilitation projects; (D) in housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act); (E) in housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (F) in housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (G) in housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act that bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 221(d)(5) of such Act;

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