,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjag,mr4
 ,reed 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,smith of     
,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,curbelo of ,florida1   
,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,bishop of        
,michigan1 and ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of
 ,illinois7 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 #bjag  
or the ,standard ,,data ,act of #bjag4  

#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 ,designation and  
use of data exchange standards  7#a7    
,designation ,the head of the department
 or agency responsible for administering
 a program funded under 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 designate data     
exchange standards for necessary        
categories of information that a ,state 
agency operating the program is required
 to electronically exchange with another
 ,state agency under applicable ,federal
 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        
standards for ,federal reporting  7#a7  
,designation ,the head of the department
 or agency responsible for administering
 a program 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 designate data exchange   
standards to govern ,federal reporting  
and exchange requirements under         
applicable ,federal 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  7,c7 be        
implemented in a manner that is         
cost-effective and improves program     
efficiency and effectiveness2 and  7,d7 
be capable of being continually upgraded
 as necessary4  7#c7 ,incorporation of  
nonproprietary standards ,in designating
 data exchange standards under this     
subsection1 the ,secretary shall1 to the
 extent practicable1 incorporate        
existing nonproprietary standards1 such 

as the e,xtensible ,markup ,language4   
7#d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in  
this subsection shall be construed to   
require a change to existing data       
exchange standards for ,federal         
reporting about a program referred to in
 subsection 7a77#a71 if the head of the 
department or agency responsible for    
administering the program finds the     
standards to be effective and efficient4
  4  7b7 ,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  7c7 ,effective date    

,this ,act and the amendments and       
repeals made by this ,act shall take    
effect #b years after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4