Data elements and production

(a) Data elements (1) Consultation for identification The Secretary shall identify data elements for the reporting of data relevant to data collection and reporting under this Act. The Secretary shall consult with States, local workforce development boards, private employers, and other entities selected by the Secretary to identify data elements pertaining to the workforce, job vacancies, hiring, earnings, education, skills, and any other aspects of that implementation that are selected by the Secretary. (2) Reporting on data elements Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives detailing how the data on data elements described in paragraph (1) could be— (A) reported in a standardized manner; (B) collected in a secure repository; and (C) made accessible to researchers. (b) Data production The Secretary, in coordination with the National Science Foundation and other relevant Federal agencies, shall lead a voluntary and, when feasible, consensus-driven effort— (1) to develop Federal standards, and facilitate the development of State and local standards, for the production, including collection and reporting, under this Act of trusted data that relates to artificial intelligence; and (2) to support voluntary, consistent implementation and use of the standards at all appropriate levels of government. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $3,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.