expand economic opportunity for the people of the 
United States. 
(2) The Opportunity Project facilitates cross- 
sector collaboration, makes Federal Government 
data more usable and accessible, and creates a posi-
tive impact for families, communities, and busi-
nesses. 
(3) Since launching in 2016, The Opportunity 
Project has yielded dozens of new digital products, 
including products that connect veterans and their 
families with jobs, connect people experiencing 
homelessness with services and shelter, and rebuild 
rural economies. 
(4) The Opportunity Project provides Federal 
agencies with new ways to use existing Federal data 
to solve problems and create innovative products by 
combining the skills and knowledge of Federal agen-
cy personnel, end users, and technology experts. 
(5) The process used by The Opportunity 
Project can be adopted by any Federal agency or 
non-Federal entity interested in transforming data 
into digital products for the public. 
(6) The Opportunity Project is consistent with 
the 
President’s 
cross-agency 
priority 
goal 
of 
leveraging data as a strategic asset. 
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SEC. 3. THE OPPORTUNITY PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program, to be known as ‘‘The Opportunity Project’’, to 
facilitate the development of digital products for the public 
through collaboration between Federal agency personnel, 
end users, and technology experts. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out The Oppor-
tunity Project, the Secretary shall— 
(1) provide regularly updated guidance on pri-
orities for digital product development and objectives 
to be accomplished by the products developed; and 
(2) facilitate— 
(A) the identification of data that may be 
useful in the development of such products; 
(B) the formation of teams of Federal 
agency personnel, end users, and technology ex-
perts to develop such products; and 
(C) a process that leads the teams through 
the development of a digital product or a min-
imum viable technology product as a main com-
ponent of the work associated with The Oppor-
tunity Project as a program. 
(c) SOURCES OF DATA.—Data identified under sub-
section (b)(2)(A) may include the data of Federal agen-
cies, States, political subdivisions of States, and private- 
sector entities. 
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(d) TOPIC SUBMISSIONS.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a process for a Federal agency to submit for consider-
ation under The Opportunity Project a priority for digital 
product development or an objective to be accomplished 
by a digital product developed. 
(e) AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES 
AND STATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 
into an agreement (written, verbal, or informal) with 
a Federal agency, State, or political subdivision of a 
State to— 
(A) provide for participation by employees 
of such agency, State, or political subdivision in 
digital product development conducted through 
The Opportunity Project; or 
(B) make available employees of the De-
partment of Commerce to assist in teaching and 
implementing the processes of The Opportunity 
Project for use in digital product development 
by such agency, State, or political subdivision. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—An agreement entered 
into under paragraph (1) may provide for the reim-
bursement to the Secretary for the services provided 
by employees of the Bureau of the Census under 
such agreement, as the Secretary and the Federal 
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agency, State, or political subdivision of a State (as 
the case may be) deems appropriate. 
(f) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) develop metrics to track the performance of 
The Opportunity Project and the resulting products; 
and 
(2) collect data to enable ongoing assessment of 
The Opportunity Project. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report on the performance of The 
Opportunity Project, including an assessment of the effec-
tiveness of The Opportunity Project in— 
(1) increasing the usability and accessibility of 
Federal data by the public; and 
(2) increasing the use of Federal data by the 
public. 
(h) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
assessing the effectiveness of The Opportunity Project 
in— 
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(1) increasing the usability and accessibility of 
Federal data by the public; 
(2) increasing the use of Federal data by the 
public; and 
(3) the impact of the resulting products on 
members of the public. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’ 
in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
United States, and each federally recognized Indian 
Tribe. 
Æ 
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