§ 710. Reports
(a)
Annual reports required
Not later than one hundred and eighty days after the close of each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall prepare and submit to the President and to the Congress a full and complete report on the activities carried out under this chapter, including the activities and staffing of the information clearinghouse under section
712 of this title.
(b)
Collection of information
The Commissioner shall collect information to determine whether the purposes of this chapter are being met and to assess the performance of programs carried out under this chapter. The Commissioner shall take whatever action is necessary to assure that the identity of each individual for which information is supplied under this section is kept confidential, except as otherwise required by law (including regulation).
(c)
Information to be included in reports
In preparing the report, the Commissioner shall annually collect and include in the report information based on the information submitted by States in accordance with section
721
(a)(10) of this title, including information on administrative costs as required by section
721
(a)(10)(D) of this title. The Commissioner shall, to the maximum extent appropriate, include in the report all information that is required to be submitted in the reports described in section
2871
(d) of this title and that pertains to the employment of individuals with disabilities.