S.Amdt. 1328

1. Adds SEC. __. IMPROVED COLLECTION AND USE OF LABOR MARKET INFORMATION wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. IMPROVED COLLECTION AND USE OF LABOR MARKET INFORMATION.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (a)--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting "(including the occupational information under subsection (g))" after "paragraph (3) of this subsection"; and

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (3), by striking "employers (as defined" and inserting "subject to subsection (g), employers (as defined"; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

   Inserted: "(g)(1) Beginning January 1, 2016, each quarterly wage report required to be submitted by an employer under subsection (a)(3) shall include such occupational information with respect to each employee of the employer that permits the classification of such employees into occupational categories as found in the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.

   Inserted: "(2) The State agency receiving the occupational information described in paragraph (1) shall make such information available to the Secretary of Labor pursuant to procedures established by the Secretary of Labor.

   Inserted: "(3)(A)(i) The Secretary of Labor shall make occupational information submitted under paragraph (2) available to other State and Federal agencies, including the United States Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other State and Federal research agencies.

   Inserted: "(ii) Disclosure of occupational information under clause (i) shall be subject to the agency having safeguards in place that meet the requirements under paragraph (4).

   Inserted: "(4) The Secretary of Labor shall establish and implement safeguards for the dissemination and, subject to paragraph (5), the use of occupational information received under this subsection.

   Inserted: "(5) Occupational information received under this subsection shall only be used to classify employees into occupational categories as found in the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and to analyze and evaluate occupations in order to improve the labor market for workers and industries.

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   Inserted: "(6) The Secretary of Labor shall establish procedures to verify the accuracy of information received under paragraph (2).".

   Inserted: (b) Advisory Committee.--

   Inserted: (1) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish an advisory committee to advise the Secretary on the implementation of subsection (g) of section 1137 of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a).

   Inserted: (2) Membership.--The advisory committee shall include--

   Inserted: (A) State government officials, representatives of small, medium, and large businesses, representatives of labor organizations, labor market analysts, privacy and data experts, and non-profit stakeholders; and

   Inserted: (B) such other individuals determined appropriate by the Secretary of Labor.

   Inserted: (3) Meetings.--The advisory committee shall meet no less than annually.

   Inserted: (4) Termination.--The advisory committee shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the first meeting of the committee.

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