,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbe,ms4  
,sal9as introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh to provide employm5t &    
tra9+ data grants1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,snap ,e,t ,data ,& ,te*nical        
,assi/ance 7,,data7 ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  
,am5dm5t ,section #e ( ! ,food &        
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjad7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7o7 ,employm5t & tra9+ data    
grants ,! ,secret>y is au?oriz$ to aw>d 
grants to ,/ate ag5cies1 on a           
competitive basis1 = ! purpose ( creat+ 
& /r5g!n+ longitud9al adm9i/rative      
databases & associat$ res\rces = !      
purpose ( /r5g!n+ program quality1 r$uc+
 burd51 advanc+ equity1 protect+        
privacy1 & improv+ transp>5cy 9         
supplem5tal nutrition & assi/ance       
program employm5t & tra9+ programs4 7#a7

 ,aw>d basis ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d     
grants on a competitive basis & 9 a     
mann] consi/5t ) ! foll[+ priorities3   
7,a7 ,enc\rag+ p>ticipation among ,/ates
 t h n yet receiv$ su* grants & among ^?
 ) ! greate/ ne$s 9 t]ms ( data         
infra/ructure4  7,b7 ,/r5g!n+           
effectiv5ess 9 meet+ ! purposes (       
section #f7;d77#d77;,a77i74  7,c7       
,facilitat+ co-enrollm5t & coord9ation (
 s]vices betwe5 employm5t & tra9+       
programs (f]$ "u ?is ,act & o!r         
f$]ally-support$ work=ce developm5t     
programs1 su* z ^? au?oriz$ "u !        
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq47 & !      
,/r5g!n+ ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education = 
! #ba/ ,c5tury ,act 7,public ,law       
#aae-bbd2 #acb ,/at4 #aefc7 & ! am5dm5ts
 made by t ,act4  7,d7 ,p>ticipat+ 9 &  
contribut+ data to ! ,/ate's l9k$       
longitud9al data sy/em1 includ+ submitt+
 data t :5 l9k$ ) ,k-#ab1 po/second>y1 &
 work=ce developm5t data1 provides !    
,/ate ) ! ability to create m robu/     

tools & analytics4  7,e7 ,enc\rag+ ! use
 ( non-,f$]al contributions to improve  
,/ate data infra/ructure & relat$       
res\rces4  7,f7 ,enabl+ rese>* & program
 improvem5t activities4  7,g7 ,o!r      
priorities z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4    
7#b7 ,privacy & security /&>ds ,data    
support$ by ?is subsection %all be--    
7,a7 us$ only = ! purpose describ$ 9 ?is
 subsection2  7,b7 exempt$ f !          
disclosure requirem5ts ( section        
#eeb7;a7 ( title #e ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code pursuant to section #eeb7;b77#c7 (
 su* title1 to ! ext5t su* in=mation is 
obta9$ or receiv$ by ! ,secret>y2  7,c7 
us$ 9 a mann] t protects ! id5tity &    
location ( an individual t is an        
applicant =1 or recipi5t (1 supplem5tal 
nutrition assi/ance program b5efits2 &  
7,d7 %all meet security /&>ds z det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,supplem5t n      
supplant ,funds made available "u ?is   
subsection %all be us$ to supplem5t1 & n
 supplant1 o!r ,/ate or local funds us$ 
= develop+ ,/ate data sy/ems4  7#d7     

,au?orization ( appropriations ,( !     
funds available "u section #ah1 !       
,secret>y %all use to c>ry out ?is      
subsection #ae1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! fiscal 
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4  7#e7           
,adm9i/rative co/s ,! ,secret>y %all    
res]ve n m ?an #bj p]c5t ( ! funds made 
available "u p>agraph 7#d7 = ! provision
 ( te*nical assi/ance to support !      
implem5tation ( ^! ,grants4  7#f7       
,reports ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] !     
effective date ( ?is subsection1 &      
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,agriculture (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !          
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate1 a report reg>d+    
implem5tation ( ?is subsection t1       
includes ! foll[+ in=mation4 7,a7 ,!    
numb] ( grants aw>d$1 a li/ ( recipi5ts1
 & ! am\nt ( funds aw>d$4  7,b7 ,a      
description ( recipi5ts' use ( ! grant  
funds4  7,c7 ,an analysis ( ! impact (  
receiv+ su* grants on improv+ !         
effectiv5ess ( ,/ate employm5t & tra9+  

programs 9 meet+ ! purposes ( section   
#f7;d77#d77;,a77i74  4  #c4 ,,gao report
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] funds are made 
available to c>ry out section #e7o7 ( ! 
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7o771 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all-- 7#a7    
exam9e & review ! implem5tation ( su*   
section1 includ+ an exam9ation (--  7,a7
 co-enrollm5t /rategies & relat$ be/    
practices t maximize p>ticipant         
eligibility us+ l9k$ & integrat$ data2  
7,b7 an exam9ation & di/illation ( be/  
practices relat$ to ! coord9ation &     
braid+ ( funds t improve ! quality (    
employm5t & tra9+ programs implem5t$ "u 
! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh2 &    
7,c7 additional issues & impact t access
 to l9k$ & integrat$ databases & !      
developm5t ( data ex*ange agreem5ts h on
 ! p>ticipant & provid] outcomes )9     
employm5t & tra9+ programs implem5t$ "u 
! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh2  7#b7
 develop recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y (
 ,agriculture on any *anges t %\ld be   

made to improve su* data grants2 &  7#c7
 prep>e & submit a report on ! f9d+s &  
recomm5dations bas$ on ! exam9ation made
 "u p>agraph 7#a71 & recomm5dations     
receiv$1 "u p>agraph 7#b71 to-- 7,a7 !  
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !          
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives4