S.Amdt. 3384

SA 3384. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
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; which
was ordered to lie on the table; 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 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;

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(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.

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