COLLECTION OF DATA AND REPORTS; INFORMATION TO WORKERS.

SEC. 1854. COLLECTION OF DATA AND REPORTS; INFORMATION TO WORKERS.(a) In General.—Subchapter C of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.), as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following:“SEC. 249B. COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF DATA AND REPORTS; INFORMATION TO WORKERS.“(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall implement a system to collect and report the data described in subsection (b), as well as any other information that the Secretary considers appropriate to effectively carry out this chapter.123 STAT. 393“(b) Data to Be Included.—The system required under subsection (a) shall include collection of and reporting on the following data for each fiscal year:“(1) Data on petitions filed, certified, and denied.—“(A) The number of petitions filed, certified, and denied under this chapter.“(B) The number of workers covered by petitions filed, certified, and denied.“(C) The number of petitions, classified by—“(i) the basis for certification, including increased imports, shifts in production, and other bases of eligibility; and“(ii) congressional district of the United States.“(D) The average time for processing such petitions.“(2) Data on benefits received.—“(A) The number of workers receiving benefits under this chapter.“(B) The number of workers receiving each type of benefit, including training, trade readjustment allowances, employment and case management services, and relocation and job search allowances, and, to the extent feasible, credits for health insurance costs under section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.“(C) The average time during which such workers receive each such type of benefit.“(3) Data on training.—“(A) The number of workers enrolled in training approved under section 236, classified by major types of training, including classroom training, training through distance learning, on-the-job training, and customized training.“(B) The number of workers enrolled in full-time training and part-time training.“(C) The average duration of training.“(D) The number of training waivers granted under section 231(c), classified by type of waiver.“(E) The number of workers who complete training and the duration of such training.“(F) The number of workers who do not complete training.“(4) Data on outcomes.—“(A) A summary of the quarterly reports required under section 239(j).“(B) The sectors in which workers are employed after receiving benefits under this chapter.“(5) Data on rapid response activities.—Whether rapid response activities were provided with respect to each petition filed under section 221.“(c) Classification of Data.—To the extent possible, in collecting and reporting the data described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall classify the data by industry, State, and national totals.“(d) Report.—Not later than December 15 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that includes—123 STAT. 394“(1) a summary of the information collected under this section for the preceding fiscal year;“(2) information on the distribution of funds to each State pursuant to section 236(a)(2); and“(3) any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to changes in eligibility requirements, benefits, or training funding under this chapter based on the data collected under this section.“(e) Availability of Data.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall make available to the public, by publishing on the website of the Department of Labor and by other means, as appropriate—“(A) the report required under subsection (d);“(B) the data collected under this section, in a searchable format; and“(C) a list of cooperating States and cooperating State agencies that failed to submit the data required by this section to the Secretary in a timely manner.“(2) Updates.—The Secretary shall update the data under paragraph (1) on a quarterly basis.” .(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 249A the following: “Sec. 249B. Collection and publication of data and reports; information to workers.”. (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.