Sec. 505. Report on data capability of Federal and State databases and data exchange agreements
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit an interim report and a final report to Congress regarding existing Federal and State databases and data exchange agreements, as of the date of the report, that contain job training information relevant to the administration of programs authorized under this Act and the amendments made by this Act. The report required under subsection
(a)shall— list existing Federal and State databases and data exchange agreements described in subsection
(a)and, for each, describe— the purposes of the database or agreement; the data elements, such as wage and employment outcomes, contained in the database or accessible under the agreement; the data elements described in subparagraph
(B)that are shared between States; the Federal and State workforce training programs from which each Federal and State database derives the data elements described in subparagraph (B); the number and type of Federal and State agencies having access to such data; the number and type of private research organizations having access to, through grants, contracts, or other agreements, such data; and whether the database or data exchange agreement provides for opt-out procedures for individuals whose data is shared through the database or data exchange agreement; study the effects that access by State workforce agencies and the Secretary of Labor to the databases and data exchange agreements described in subsection
(a)would have on efforts to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and on individual privacy; explore opportunities to enhance the quality, reliability, and reporting frequency of the data included in such databases and data exchange agreements; describe, for each database or data exchange agreement considered by the study described in subsection (a), the number of individuals whose data is contained in each database or accessible through the data agreement, and the specific data elements contained in each that could be used to personally identify an individual; include the number of data breaches having occurred since 2004 to data systems administered by Federal and State agencies; include the number of data breaches regarding any type of personal data having occurred since 2004 to private research organizations with whom Federal and State agencies contract for studies; and include a survey of the security protocols used for protecting personal data, including best practices shared amongst States for access to, and administration of, data elements stored and recommendations for improving security protocols for the safe warehousing of data elements. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall prepare and submit to Congress an interim report regarding the initial findings of the report required under this section. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall prepare and submit to Congress the final report required under this section.