,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dcdg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #aj1 #bjbe,ms4 ,salinas introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to provide employment and training data grants1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,snap ,e,t ,data ,and ,technical ,assistance 7,,data7 ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,amendment ,section #e of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7o7 ,employment and training data grants ,the ,secretary is authorized to award grants to ,state agencies1 on a competitive basis1 for the purpose of creating and strengthening longitudinal administrative databases and associated resources for the purpose of strengthening program quality1 reducing burden1 advancing equity1 protecting privacy1 and improving transparency in supplemental nutrition and assistance program employment and training programs4 7#a7 ,award basis ,the ,secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis and in a manner consistent with the following priorities3 7,a7 ,encouraging participation among ,states that have not yet received such grants and among those with the greatest needs in terms of data infrastructure4 7,b7 ,strengthening effectiveness in meeting the purposes of section #f7;d77#d77;,a77i74 7,c7 ,facilitating co-enrollment and coordination of services between employment and training programs offered under this ,act and other federally-supported workforce development programs1 such as those authorized under the ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq47 and the ,strengthening ,career and ,technical ,education for the #bast ,century ,act 7,public ,law #aae-bbd2 #acb ,stat4 #aefc7 and the amendments made by that ,act4 7,d7 ,participating in and contributing data to the ,state's linked longitudinal data system1 including submitting data that when linked with ,k-#ab1 postsecondary1 and workforce development data1 provides the ,state with the ability to create more robust tools and analytics4 7,e7 ,encouraging the use of non-,federal contributions to improve ,state data infrastructure and related resources4 7,f7 ,enabling research and program improvement activities4 7,g7 ,other priorities as determined by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,privacy and security standards ,data supported by this subsection shall be-- 7,a7 used only for the purpose described in this subsection2 7,b7 exempted from the disclosure requirements of section #eeb7;a7 of title #e of the ,united ,states ,code pursuant to section #eeb7;b77#c7 of such title1 to the extent such information is obtained or received by the ,secretary2 7,c7 used in a manner that protects the identity and location of an individual that is an applicant for1 or recipient of1 supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits2 and 7,d7 shall meet security standards as determined by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,supplement not supplant ,funds made available under this subsection shall be used to supplement1 and not supplant1 other ,state or local funds used for developing ,state data systems4 7#d7 ,authorization of appropriations ,of the funds available under section #ah1 the ,secretary shall use to carry out this subsection #ae1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj4 7#e7 ,administrative costs ,the ,secretary shall reserve not more than #bj percent of the funds made available under paragraph 7#d7 for the provision of technical assistance to support the implementation of these ,grants4 7#f7 ,reports ,not later than #c years after the effective date of this subsection1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate1 a report regarding implementation of this subsection that1 includes the following information4 7,a7 ,the number of grants awarded1 a list of recipients1 and the amount of funds awarded4 7,b7 ,a description of recipients' use of the grant funds4 7,c7 ,an analysis of the impact of receiving such grants on improving the effectiveness of ,state employment and training programs in meeting the purposes of section #f7;d77#d77;,a77i74 4 #c4 ,,gao report ,not later than #a year after funds are made available to carry out section #e7o7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7o771 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 examine and review the implementation of such section1 including an examination of-- 7,a7 co-enrollment strategies and related best practices that maximize participant eligibility using linked and integrated data2 7,b7 an examination and distillation of best practices related to the coordination and braiding of funds that improve the quality of employment and training programs implemented under the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh2 and 7,c7 additional issues and impact that access to linked and integrated databases and the development of data exchange agreements have on the participant and provider outcomes within employment and training programs implemented under the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh2 7#b7 develop recommendations to the ,secretary of ,agriculture on any changes that should be made to improve such data grants2 and 7#c7 prepare and submit a report on the findings and recommendations based on the examination made under paragraph 7#a71 and recommendations received1 under paragraph 7#b71 to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house of ,representatives4