To improve the bill.

SA 3381. Mr. HARKIN (for Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Harkin, and Mr. Alexander)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3378
proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Alexander, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Hagan, Mr.
Franken, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Murphy, Ms.
Warren, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Booker, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker,
Mr. Begich, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Coons) to the
bill H.R. 803, to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to
strengthen the United States workforce development system through
innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training,
and education programs in the United States, and to promote individual
and national economic growth, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 6, after the item relating to section 504, insert
the following:

Sec. 505. Report on data capability of Federal and State databases and
data exchange agreements.
On page 6, redesignate the second item relating to section
505 as the item relating to section 506.
On page 16, line 4, strike ``134(c)(2)'' and insert
``134(c)(2)(A)(xii)''.
On page 55, strike line 5.
On page 55, line 9, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
On page 55, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
(vi) how the State's strategy will improve access to
activities leading to a recognized postsecondary credential
(including a credential that is an industry-recognized
certificate or certification, portable, and stackable).
On page 116, line 19 strike the semicolon and insert ``,
and improve access to activities leading to a recognized
postsecondary credential (including a credential that is an
industry-recognized certificate or certification, portable,
and stackable);''.
On page 222, line 22, insert ``allotted under section
127(b)(1)(C), reserved under section 128(a), and'' before
``available''.
On page 232, line 8, strike ``may'' and insert ``shall''.
On page 248, lines 6 through 8, strike ``less than the
greater of'' and all that follows through ``(aa) an'' and
insert ``an''.
On page 248, line 11, strike ``; or'' and insert a period.
On page 248, strike lines 12 through 18.
On page 293, line 4, strike ``may'' and insert ``shall,
consistent with clause (i),''.
On page 329, line 9, insert ``information regarding the
entity in any reports developed by the Office of Inspector
General of the Department of Labor and'' before ``the
entity's''.
On page 338, strike lines 13 through 18 and insert the
following:
(A) significant improvements in program performance in
carrying out a performance improvement plan under section
159(f)(2);
On page 338, strike lines 21 and 22 and insert ``such as an
emergency or disaster, as defined in section 170(a)(1);''.
On page 339, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
(3) Detailed explanation.--If the Secretary exercises an
option under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide, to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a detailed explanation of
the rationale for exercising such option.
On page 339, line 7, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(4)''.
On page 384, line 25, strike ``to pro-'' and all that
follows through line 5 of page 385, and insert the following:
``to award grants, on a competitive basis, to entities with
demonstrated experience and expertise in developing and
implementing programs for the

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unique populations who reside in Alaska or Hawaii, including
public and private nonprofit organizations, tribal
organizations, American Indian tribal colleges or
universities, institutions of higher education, or consortia
of such organizations or institutions, to improve job
training and workforce investment activities for such unique
populations.''.
Beginning on page 398, between lines 17 and 18, insert the
following:
(7) Public availability.--Not later than 30 days after the
date the Secretary transmits the final report as described in
paragraph (6), the Secretary shall make that final report
available to the general public on the Internet, on the Web
site of the Department of Labor.
On page 398, line 18, strike ``(7)'' and insert ``(8)''.
On page 399, line 3, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(9)''.
On page 759, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

SEC. 505. REPORT ON DATA CAPABILITY OF FEDERAL AND STATE
DATABASES AND DATA EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS.

(a) In General.--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.
(b) Requirements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall--
(1) list existing Federal and State databases and data
exchange agreements described in subsection (a) and, for
each, describe--
(A) the purposes of the database or agreement;
(B) the data elements, such as wage and employment
outcomes, contained in the database or accessible under the
agreement;
(C) the data elements described in subparagraph (B) that
are shared between States;
(D) the Federal and State workforce training programs from
which each Federal and State database derives the data
elements described in subparagraph (B);
(E) the number and type of Federal and State agencies
having access to such data;
(F) the number and type of private research organizations
having access to, through grants, contracts, or other
agreements, such data; and
(G) 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;
(2) 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;
(3) explore opportunities to enhance the quality,
reliability, and reporting frequency of the data included in
such databases and data exchange agreements;
(4) 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;
(5) include the number of data breaches having occurred
since 2004 to data systems administered by Federal and State
agencies;
(6) 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
(7) 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.
(c) Timing of Reports.--
(1) Interim report.--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.
(2) Final report.--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.
On page 759, strike line 10 and insert the following:

SEC. 506. EFFECTIVE DATES.

On page 763, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
(d) Disability Provisions.--Except as otherwise provided in
title IV of this Act, title IV, and the amendments made by
title IV, shall take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act.
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