,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cebh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,lipinski introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,commerce to carry out a program to facilitate the development of digital products for the public1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as ,the ,opportunity ,project ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,opportunity ,project of the ,department of ,commerce is based on a process that engages the technology industry to create digital products that expand economic opportunity for the people of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,the ,opportunity ,project facilitates cross-sector collaboration1 makes ,federal ,government data more usable and accessible1 and creates a positive impact for families1 communities1 and businesses4 7#c7 ,since launching in #bjaf1 ,the ,opportunity ,project has yielded dozens of new digital products1 including products that connect veterans and their families with jobs1 connect people experiencing homelessness with services and shelter1 and rebuild rural economies4 7#d7 ,the ,opportunity ,project provides ,federal agencies with new ways to use existing ,federal data to solve problems and create innovative products by combining the skills and knowledge of ,federal agency personnel1 end users1 and technology experts4 7#e7 ,the process used by ,the ,opportunity ,project can be adopted by any ,federal agency or non-,federal entity interested in transforming data into digital products for the public4 7#f7 ,the ,opportunity ,project is consistent with the ,president's cross-agency priority goal of leveraging data as a strategic asset4 #c4 ,the ,opportunity ,project 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall carry out a program1 to be known as ,the ,opportunity ,project1 to facilitate the development of digital products for the public through collaboration between ,federal agency personnel1 end users1 and technology experts4 7b7 ,requirements ,in carrying out ,the ,opportunity ,project1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 provide regularly updated guidance on priorities for digital product development and objectives to be accomplished by the products developed2 and 7#b7 facilitate-- 7,a7 the identification of data that may be useful in the development of such products2 7,b7 the formation of teams of ,federal agency personnel1 end users1 and technology experts to develop such products2 and 7,c7 a process that leads the teams through the development of a digital product or a minimum viable technology product as a main component of the work associated with ,the ,opportunity ,project as a program4 7c7 ,sources of data ,data identified under subsection 7b77#b77;,a7 may include the data of ,federal agencies1 ,states1 political subdivisions of ,states1 and private-sector entities4 7d7 ,topic submissions ,the ,secretary shall establish a process for a ,federal agency to submit for consideration under ,the ,opportunity ,project a priority for digital product development or an objective to be accomplished by a digital product developed4 7e7 ,agreements with other ,federal agencies and states 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may enter into an agreement 7written1 verbal1 or informal7 with a ,federal agency1 ,state1 or political subdivision of a ,state to-- 7,a7 provide for participation by employees of such agency1 ,state1 or political subdivision in digital product development conducted through ,the ,opportunity ,project2 or 7,b7 make available employees of the ,department of ,commerce to assist in teaching and implementing the processes of ,the ,opportunity ,project for use in digital product development by such agency1 ,state1 or political subdivision4 7#b7 ,reimbursement ,an agreement entered into under paragraph 7#a7 may provide for the reimbursement to the ,secretary for the services provided by employees of the ,bureau of the ,census under such agreement1 as the ,secretary and the ,federal agency1 ,state1 or political subdivision of a ,state 7as the case may be7 deems appropriate4 7f7 ,performance metrics ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 develop metrics to track the performance of ,the ,opportunity ,project and the resulting products2 and 7#b7 collect data to enable ongoing assessment of ,the ,opportunity ,project4 7g7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate a report on the performance of ,the ,opportunity ,project1 including an assessment of the effectiveness of ,the ,opportunity ,project in-- 7#a7 increasing the usability and accessibility of ,federal data by the public2 and 7#b7 increasing the use of ,federal data by the public4 7h7 ,,gao ,report ,not later than #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress a report assessing the effectiveness of ,the ,opportunity ,project in-- 7#a7 increasing the usability and accessibility of ,federal data by the public2 7#b7 increasing the use of ,federal data by the public2 and 7#c7 the impact of the resulting products on members of the public4 7i7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,federal agency ,the term ,federal agency has the meaning given the term agency in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,commerce4 7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means each ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 each commonwealth1 territory1 or possession of the ,united ,states1 and each federally recognized ,indian ,tribe4