29 USC § 751 - Data sharing

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title: "29 USC § 751 - Data sharing"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "751"
section_name: "Data sharing"
chapter_number: 16
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Vocational Rehabilitation Services Client Information"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–112, title I, § 131, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 404, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1167; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 424, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1660.)"
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# § 751. Data sharing

**(a)** **In general**

**(1)** **Memorandum of understanding** The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the purposes of exchanging data of mutual importance—

**(A)** that concern clients of designated State agencies; and

**(B)** that are data maintained either by—

**(i)** the Rehabilitation Services Administration, as required by section 710 of this title; or

**(ii)** the Social Security Administration, from its Summary Earnings and Records and Master Beneficiary Records.

**(2)** **Employment statistics** *l*29 U.S.C. 3111

The Secretary of Labor shall provide the Commissioner with employment statistics specified in section 49–2 of this title, that facilitate evaluation by the Commissioner of the program carried out under part B, and allow the Commissioner to compare the progress of individuals with disabilities who are assisted under the program in securing, retaining, regaining, and advancing in employment with the progress made by individuals who are assisted under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [ et seq.].

**(b)** **Treatment of information** section 6103(b)(2) of title 26

For purposes of the exchange described in subsection (a)(1), the data described in subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) shall not be considered return information (as defined in ) and, as appropriate, the confidentiality of all client information shall be maintained by the Rehabilitation Services Administration and the Social Security Administration.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–112, title I, § 131, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 404, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1167; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 424, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1660.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is , , . Title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 3111 et seq.) of chapter 32 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 751, , as added , , , and amended , , , directed Secretary to submit to Congress, not less than thirty months after , an evaluation of programs conducted under part D of former subchapter I of this chapter, prior to repeal by , , .

A prior section 752, , formerly § 132, as added , , ; renumbered § 132, , , , provided for study on special problems and needs of Indians with handicaps both on and off the reservation, prior to repeal by , , .

Prior sections 753 and 753a were omitted in the general amendment of this subchapter by .

Section 753, , as added , , , related to review of data collection and reporting system.

Section 753a, , as added , , , related to exchange of data.

### Amendments

2014—Subsec. (a)(2).  substituted “title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act” for “title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definitions of Terms in Pub. L. 113–128

Except as otherwise provided, definitions in , which is classified to , apply to this section.