,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ad1 #bjbd,mr4  
,buc%on 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,d+ell7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &            
,acc\ntability  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to e/abli% a grant 
program to support ,/ate data           
infra/ructure projects1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,gov]nm5t         
,data-,driv5 ,decisions ,act4  #b4 ,data
 infra/ructure grant program  7a7       
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
data infra/ructure grant program "u :i* 
! ,secret>y %all provide grants to      
support projects = c5traliz$ data %>+1  
correlation1 & analysis capacity to     
facilitate effectiv5ess & effici5cy 9 ! 
adm9i/ration ( ,/ate programs & s]vices4
  7b7 ,goals ,! goals ( ! ,program are--
 7#a7 to lev]age data infra/ructure     
creat$ & ma9ta9$ by ,/ate gov]nm5t      
ag5cies to in=m innovation & effici5cy  

ef=ts relat$ to ,/ate programs &        
s]vices2  7#b7 to improve in=mation     
te*nology sy/ems1 practices1 & proc$ures
 to enhance ! security ( data by su*    
ag5cies2  7#c7 to increase !            
capabilities ( su* ag5cies = implem5t+  
data managem5t1 augm5t$ analytics1      
integration1 bus9ess process improvem5t1
 & intellig5t te*nologies2 &  7#d7 to   
protect ! privacy ( individuals by adh]+
 to all applicable ,/ate & ,f$]al       
privacy laws & regulations4  7c7        
,eligible recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y may    
make a grant "u ! ,program to a ,/ate   
gov]nm5t4  7d7 ,applications ,to be     
eligible = a grant "u ! ,program1 an    
entity describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 %all   
submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9  
su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es        
appropriate4  7e7 ,grant am\nts  7#a7   
,m9imum ,! m9imum am\nt ( a grant "u !  
,program %all be #a1ejj1jjj4  7#b7      
,maximum ,! maximum am\nt ( a grant "u !
 ,program %all be #e1jjj1jjj4  7f7      

,def9itions  7#a7 ,data infra/ructure ,!
 t]m data infra/ructure means ! p1      
processes1 sy/ems1 & res\rces t enable !
 entire ecosy/em = real "t1 high        
quality1 & data-driv5 decisionmak+1     
includ+ ! collection & report+ (        
in=mation1 ! secure & compliant ret5tion
 sy/ems1 & ! analysis & pres5tation ( ! 
in=mation4  7#b7 ,program ,! t]m        
,program means ! grant program e/abli%$ 
"u subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce4  7g7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ! ,program      
#da1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd   
?r\gh #bjbh4