123STA T . 1 67 6 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 22 —M A Y 2 0, 200 9‘ ‘ (C)provides i nf or mat ion to pro j e c t sponsors and app l icants for needs anal y ses and f u ndin g priorities
and ‘‘( D ) is developed in accordance w it h standards esta b- lished by the S ecretary , including standards that provide for — ‘‘(i) encryption of data collected for purposes of HMI S; ‘‘(ii) documentation, including k eeping an accurate accounting, proper usage, and disclosure, of HMIS data; ‘‘(iii) access to HMIS data by staff, contractors, law enforcement, and academic researchers; ‘‘(iv) rights of persons receiving services under this title; ‘‘(v) criminal and civil penalties for unlawful disclo- sure of data; and ‘‘(vi) such other standards as may be determined necessary by the Secretary . ‘‘(g) UNIF I EDFU NDIN G .— ‘‘( 1 ) IN GENE RAL .—In addition to the duties described in subsection (f), a collaborative applicant shall receive from the Secretary and distribute to other project sponsors in the applicable geographic area funds for projects to be carried out by such other project sponsors, if— ‘‘( A ) the collaborative applicant— ‘‘(i) applies to undertake such collection and dis- tribution responsibilities in an application submitted under this subtitle; and ‘‘(ii) is selected to perform such responsibilities by the Secretary; or ‘‘( B ) the Secretary designates the collaborative applicant as the unified funding agency in the geographic area, after— ‘‘(i) a finding by the Secretary that the applicant— ‘‘(I) has the capacity to perform such respon- sibilities; and ‘‘(II) would serve the purposes of this Act as they apply to the geographic area; and ‘‘(ii) the Secretary provides the collaborative applicant with the technical assistance necessary to perform such responsibilities as such assistance is agreed to by the collaborative applicant. ‘‘( 2 ) R E Q UIRED A CT I O N SBY A UNIFIED FUNDING AGENCY.— A collaborative applicant that is either selected or designated as a unified funding agency for a geographic area under para- graph (1) shall— ‘‘(A) re q uire each project sponsor who is funded by a grant received under subtitle C to establish such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be nec- essary to assure the proper disbursal of, and accounting for, Federal funds awarded to the project sponsor under subtitle C in order to ensure that all financial transactions carried out under subtitle C are conducted, and records maintained, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and ‘‘(B) arrange for an annual survey, audit, or evaluation of the financial records of each project carried out by a
