,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cacc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjba,mr4  
,beyer introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish a ,national       
,secure ,data ,service1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national ,secure   
,data ,service ,act4  #b4 ,national     
secure data service  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,director1 in consultation with the
 ,chief ,statistician of the ,united    
,states1 shall establish a demonstration
 project to develop1 refine and test    
models to inform the full implementation
 of the ,commission on ,evidence-,based 
,policymaking recommendation for a      
government-wide data linkage and access 
infrastructure for statistical          
activities conducted for statistical    
purposes1 as defined in chapter #ce of  
title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,establishment ,not later than one year 

after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,director shall establish a   
,national ,secure ,data ,service        
demonstration project4 ,the ,national   
,secure ,data ,service demonstration    
project shall be-- 7#a7 aligned with the
 principles1 best practices1 and        
priority actions recommended by the     
,advisory ,committee on ,data for       
,evidence ,building1 to the extent      
feasible2 and  7#b7 operated directly by
 or via a contract that is managed by   
the ,national ,center for ,science and  
,engineering ,statistics4  7c7 ,data ,in
 carrying out this subsection1 the      
,director shall engage with ,state and  
federal agencies to collect1 acquire1   
analyze1 report1 and disseminate        
statistical data in the ,united ,states 
and other nations to support            
governmentwide evidence-building        
activities consistent with the          
,foundations for ,evidence-,based       
,policymaking ,act of #bjah4  7d7       
,privacy and confidentiality protections

 ,if the ,director issues a management  
contract under subsection 7b71 the      
awardee shall be designated as an agent 
under chapter #ce of title #dd1 ,united 
,states ,code ,subchapter ,,iii1 section
 #cefa et seq41 with all requirements   
and obligations for protecting          
confidential information delineated in  
the ,confidential ,information          
,protection and ,statistical ,efficiency
 ,act of #bjah and the ,privacy ,act of 
#aigd4  7e7 ,technology ,in carrying out
 this subsection1 the ,director shall   
consider application and use of systems 
and technologies that incorporate       
protection measures to reasonably ensure
 confidential data and statistical      
products are protected in accordance    
with obligations under chapter #ce of   
title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1       
subchapter ,,iii1 section #cefa et seq41
 including systems and technologies that
 ensure raw data and other sensitive    
inputs are not accessible to recipients 
of statistical outputs from the         

,national ,secure ,data ,service        
demonstration project4  7f7             
,transparency ,the ,national ,secure    
,data ,service established under        
subsection 7b7 shall maintain a public  
website with up-to-date information on  
supported projects4  7g7 ,report ,not   
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,national   
,secure ,data ,service demonstration    
project established under subsection 7b7
 shall submit a report to ,congress that
 includes-- 7#a7 a description of       
policies for protecting data1 consistent
 with applicable ,federal law2  7#b7 a  
comprehensive description of all        
completed or active data linkage        
activities and projects2  7#c7 an       
assessment of the effectiveness of the  
demonstration project for mitigating    
risks and removing barriers to a        
sustained implementation of the         
,national ,secure ,data ,service as     
recommended by the ,commission on       
,evidence-,based ,policymaking2 and     

7#d7 if deemed effective by the         
,director1 a plan for scaling up the    
demonstration project to facilitate data
 access for evidence building while     
ensuring transparency and privacy4  7h7 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,director to carry out this subsection 
#ef1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbb through #bjbf4