‘‘(o) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DATA GRANTS.— 
The Secretary is authorized to award grants to State 
agencies, on a competitive basis, for the purpose of cre-
ating and strengthening longitudinal administrative data-
bases and associated resources for the purpose of 
strengthening program quality, reducing burden, advanc-
ing equity, protecting privacy, and improving transparency 
in supplemental nutrition and assistance program employ-
ment and training programs. 
‘‘(1) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award 
grants on a competitive basis and in a manner con-
sistent with the following priorities: 
‘‘(A) Encouraging participation among 
States that have not yet received such grants 
and among those with the greatest needs in 
terms of data infrastructure. 
‘‘(B) Strengthening effectiveness in meet-
ing the purposes of section 6(d)(4)(A)(i). 
‘‘(C) Facilitating co-enrollment and coordi-
nation of services between employment and 
training programs offered under this Act and 
other federally-supported workforce develop-
ment programs, such as those authorized under 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) and the Strengthening 
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Career and Technical Education for the 21st 
Century Act (Public Law 115–224; 132 Stat. 
1563) and the amendments made by that Act. 
‘‘(D) Participating in and contributing 
data to the State’s linked longitudinal data sys-
tem, including submitting data that when 
linked with K–12, postsecondary, and workforce 
development data, provides the State with the 
ability to create more robust tools and ana-
lytics. 
‘‘(E) Encouraging the use of non-Federal 
contributions to improve State data infrastruc-
ture and related resources. 
‘‘(F) Enabling research and program im-
provement activities. 
‘‘(G) Other priorities as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(2) PRIVACY
AND
SECURITY
STANDARDS.— 
Data supported by this subsection shall be— 
‘‘(A) used only for the purpose described in 
this subsection; 
‘‘(B) exempted from the disclosure require-
ments of section 552(a) of title 5 of the United 
States Code pursuant to section 552(b)(3) of 
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such title, to the extent such information is ob-
tained or received by the Secretary; 
‘‘(C) used in a manner that protects the 
identity and location of an individual that is an 
applicant for, or recipient of, supplemental nu-
trition assistance program benefits; and 
‘‘(D) shall meet security standards as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Funds 
made available under this subsection shall be used to 
supplement, and not supplant, other State or local 
funds used for developing State data systems. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 
the funds available under section 18, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2030. 
‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary 
shall reserve not more than 20 percent of the funds 
made available under paragraph (4) for the provi-
sion of technical assistance to support the implemen-
tation of these Grants. 
‘‘(6) REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years after 
the effective date of this subsection, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate, a report regarding im-
plementation of this subsection that, includes the 
following information. 
‘‘(A) The number of grants awarded, a list 
of recipients, and the amount of funds awarded. 
‘‘(B) A description of recipients’ use of the 
grant funds. 
‘‘(C) 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 6(d)(4)(A)(i).’’. 
SEC. 3. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after funds are made available 
to carry out section 5(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(o)), the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall— 
(1) examine and review the implementation of 
such section, including an examination of— 
(A) co-enrollment strategies and related 
best practices that maximize participant eligi-
bility using linked and integrated data; 
(B) an examination and distillation of best 
practices related to the coordination and braid-
ing of funds that improve the quality of employ-
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ment and training programs implemented under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; and 
(C) additional issues and impact that ac-
cess to linked and integrated databases and the 
development of data exchange agreements have 
on the participant and provider outcomes within 
employment and training programs imple-
mented under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008; 
(2) develop recommendations to the Secretary 
of Agriculture on any changes that should be made 
to improve such data grants; and 
(3) prepare and submit a report on the findings 
and recommendations based on the examination 
made under paragraph (1), and recommendations 
received, under paragraph (2), to— 
(A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives. 
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