person

(6)Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any information concerning an applicant for, or tenant of, covered housing assistance pursuant to the authority under this subsection under false pretenses, or any person who knowingly and willfully discloses any such information in any manner to any individual not entitled under any law to receive it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000. The term “person” as used in this paragraph include an officer, employee, or authorized representative of any public housing agency.

Source

42 USC § 1437d(q)(6)


Scoping language

as used in this paragraph
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