Sec. 501. Report on data capability and interoperability of Federal and State databases and data exchange agreements
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The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ) is amended by striking section 505 and inserting the following: 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, and the interoperability of data in such databases and agreements, that contain job training information relevant to the administration of programs authorized under this Act (as amended by the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 ) and the amendments made by this Act (as so amended). 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 common data elements across such databases and data exchange agreements; 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; 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; and the volume of data being shared and applied to improve performance accountability and effectiveness of programs under this Act; 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, timeliness, and reporting frequency of the data included in such databases and data exchange agreements; and the commonality and interoperability of data elements 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 2014 to data systems administered by Federal and State agencies; include the number of data breaches regarding any type of personal data having occurred since 2014 to private research organizations with whom Federal and State agencies contract for studies; 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; include an evaluation of the State wage interchange system developed by the Department of Labor and report on the effectiveness of the system in facilitating data exchange between State agencies for the purpose of assessing and reporting on State and local performance for the programs authorized under this Act; include an assessment of the feasibility, costs, and potential impacts of establishing federally-designated, transparent, interoperable, and nonproprietary data exchange standards using human readable and machine actionable data formats for necessary categories of information that a State agency operating a program under this Act may receive through each database or data exchange agreement described in subsection (a); include a survey of— customer service and outcome management systems utilized by States for programs under each title of this Act; the level of interoperability (if any) of such systems; whether any State has successfully connected such a system serving a program under a title of this Act with such a system serving a program under another title of this Act; and the benefits achieved through any such connection; and describe the most significant developments and advancements pertaining to Federal and State databases and data exchange agreements described in subsection
(a)since the final report was submitted by the Comptroller General to Congress under this section, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 . Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 , 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 2 years after the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 , the Comptroller General shall prepare and submit to Congress the final report required under this section. .
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