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123STA T . 1 5 5 0PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 200 9(c)REPORT.—Notla t er t h a n1y ear a f ter the effect iv e d ate of thi sA ct , the C or p oration shall s ubm it to the authori z in g commit - tees a report on the results of the planning study re q uired by subsection (a), together w ith a plan for implementation of a pilot program using promising strategies and approaches for better tar- geting and serving displaced wor k ers. (d) PIL OT PRO G R AM .— F rom amounts made available to carry out this section, the Corporation shall develop and carry out a pilot program based on the findings and plan in the report sub- mitted under subsection (c). (e) D E F I N ITION S .— I n this section, the terms ‘ ‘Corporation ’ ’, ‘‘authorizing committees’’, and ‘‘national service laws’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 1 0 1 of the National and Community S ervice Act of 1 9 90( 42U .S.C. 12 5 11). (f) A U T H ORI Z ATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. SEC.17 11. S TUDY T O E VAL UATE T H EE F FECT I VE N ESSOFA G ENCY COO R DINATION. (a) STU DY .—In order to reduce administrative burdens and lower costs for national service programs carried out under the national service laws, the Corporation shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a data matching system under which the statements of an individual declaring that such individual is in compliance with the require- ments of section 14 6 (a)( 3 ) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(a)(3)) shall be verified by the Corpora- tion by comparing information provided by the individual with information relevant to such a declaration in the possession of other Federal agencies. Such study shall— (1) review the feasibility of— (A) e x panding, and participating in, the data matching conducted by the Department of E ducation with the Social Security Administration and the Department of H omeland Security, pursuant to section 4 8 4(g) of the Higher Edu- cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(g))

or ( B ) establishing a comparable system of data matching with the Social Security Administration and the Depart- ment of Homeland Security; and (2) identify— (A) the costs, for both the Corporation and the other Federal agencies identified in paragraph (1), associated with expanding or establishing such a system of data matching; (B) the benefits or detriments of such an expanded or comparable system both for the Corporation and for the other Federal agencies so identified; (C) strategies for ensuring the privacy and security of participant information that is shared between Federal agencies and organizations receiving assistance under the national service laws; (D) the information that needs to be shared in order to fulfill the eligibility requirements of section 146(a)(3) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(a)(3)); 42USC1 2 60 2 note.