Access to national directory of new hires

Section 116(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(i)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting, and may use information provided from the National Directory of New Hires in accordance with section 453(j)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(8)) after State law; (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Designated entity The Governor shall designate a State agency (or appropriate State entity) to assist in carrying out the performance reporting requirements for core programs and eligible providers of training services. The designated State agency (or appropriate State entity) shall be responsible for— (A) facilitating data matches using quarterly wage record information, including wage record information made available by other States, to measure employment and earnings outcomes; (B) data validation and reliability, as described in subsection (d)(5); and (C) protection against disaggregation that would violate applicable privacy standards, as described in subsection (d)(6)(C)..