; and (ii) knowingly discloses such a record to any person or agency not entitled to receive the record, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $25,000. (B) Any person who knowingly requests or obtains any record related to the pilot program from the Secretary, the Council, or the External Partner under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $25,000. (e) Relationship to other programs, benefits, and laws Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) Participation in the pilot program, including the receipt of program payments, may not be considered for the purposes of determining— (A) the eligibility of a participant for, or the amount or timing of, any benefit or assistance under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed, in whole or in part, with Federal funds; or (B) whether a participant is a public charge under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4) ) or section 237(a)(5) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(5) ). (2) For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, gross income shall not include any program payment to a participant. (3) Section 401 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1611 ) shall not apply to this Act. 5. Study (a) In general The Secretary shall conduct, in coordination with the External Partner selected pursuant to this section, a study on the effects of the pilot program. (b) Objectives The primary objectives of the study shall be— (1) to analyze the effect of the program payments on— (A) the housing outcomes of the pilot program participants; (B) the microeconomic outcomes of the participants; (C) the physical and mental health and well-being of the participants; and (D) the social cost attributable to income volatility and homelessness, including through public expenditures for government-provided services in health, education, employment, and childcare