,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #idh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,reed 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4
 ,reichert1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,boustany1
 ,mr4 ,young of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,griffin 
of ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,danny
 ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,tiberi1 
and ,mr4 ,paulsen7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce1 for a period to be      
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish consistent     
requirements for the electronic content 
and format of data used in the          
administration of certain human services
 programs under the ,social ,security   
,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,standard ,data and     
,technology ,advancement ,act of #bjac  

or the ,standard ,,data ,act of #bjac4  
#b4 ,data standardization for improved  
data matching  7a7 ,in general ,part ,a 
of title ,,xi of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acja--acbj;b-#e7 is
 amended by inserting after section     
#aaba the following3  #aaba;,a4 ,data   
exchange standardization for improved   
interoperability  7a7 ,data exchange    
standards  7#a7 ,designation ,the head  
of the department or agency responsible 
for administering a provision of title  
,,iii1 ,,iv1 ,,ix1 ,,xii1 ,,xvi1 or     
subtitle ,a of title ,,xx1 or section   
#eaa1 shall1 in consultation with an    
interagency work group established by   
the ,office of ,management and ,budget  
and considering ,state perspectives1 by 
rule1 designate data exchange standards 
for necessary categories of information 
required to be reported under the       
provision of law4  7#b7 ,data exchange  
standards must be nonproprietary and    
interoperable ,the data exchange        
standards designated under paragraph    

7#a7 shall1 to the extent practicable1  
be nonproprietary and interoperable4    
7#c7 ,other requirements ,in designating
 data exchange standards under this     
subsection1 the ,secretary shall1 to the
 extent practicable1 incorporate--  7,a7
 interoperable standards developed and  
maintained by an international voluntary
 consensus standards body1 as defined by
 the ,office of ,management and ,budget2
  7,b7 interoperable standards developed
 and maintained by intergovernmental    
partnerships1 such as the ,national     
,information ,exchange ,model2 and  7,c7
 interoperable standards developed and  
maintained by ,federal entities with    
authority over contracting and financial
 assistance4  7b7 ,data exchange        
reporting standards  7#a7 ,designation  
,the head of the department or agency   
responsible for administering a         
provision of law referred to in         
subsection 7a77#a7 shall1 in            
consultation with an interagency work   
group established by the ,office of     

,management and ,budget1 and considering
 ,state government perspectives1 by     
rule1 designate data exchange reporting 
standards to govern the reporting       
required under the provision of law4    
7#b7 ,requirements ,the data exchange   
reporting standards required by         
paragraph 7#a7 shall1 to the extent     
practicable--  7,a7 incorporate a widely
 accepted1 non-proprietary1 searchable1 
computer-readable format2  7,b7 be      
consistent with and implement applicable
 accounting principles2 and  7,c7 be    
capable of being continually upgraded as
 necessary4  7#c7 ,incorporation of     
nonproprietary standards ,in designating
 data exchange reporting standards under
 this subsection1 the ,secretary shall1 
to the extent practicable1 incorporate  
existing nonproprietary standards1 such 
as the e,xtensible ,markup ,language4  4
  7b7 ,effective date ,the head of each 
department or agency responsible for    
administering a proposed rule under     
section #aaba;,a of the ,social         

,security ,act shall issue a final rule 
under such section1 after public        
comment1 within #bd months after the    
date of the enactment of this section4  
,the rule shall also contain details and
 future milestones for stakeholder      
implementation4  7c7 ,conforming repeals
 and amendment  7#a7 ,conforming repeals
 ,section #aje of the ,child and ,family
 ,services ,improvement and ,innovation 
,act 7,public ,law #aab-cd71 sections   
#bajd and #djjc of the ,middle ,class   
,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of 
#bjab 7,public ,law #aab-if71 and       
subpart #c of part ,b of title ,,iv1 and
 section #iaa1 of the ,social ,security 
,act are each repealed4  7#b7           
,conforming amendment ,section #daa of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #faa7 is amended by striking  
subsection 7d74