,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gbfd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ab1 #bjah ,mrs4 ,lowey introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,appropriations ,a ,,bill ,making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year #bjai1 and for other purposes4 ,i ,continuing ,appropriations #aja4 ,full-year extension ,division ,c of ,public ,law #aae-bde is amended by striking the date specified in section #aje7c7 and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjai4 ,,ii ,temporary ,assistance for ,needy ,families #bja4 ,,tanf program extensions 7a7 ,family assistance grants ,section #djc7;a77#a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7;a77#a77 is amended in each of subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,c7 by striking #bjag and #bjah and inserting #bjai and #bjbj4 7b7 ,healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood grants ,section #djc7;a77#b77;,d7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7;a77#b77;,d77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking #bjag and #bjah and inserting #bjai and #bjbj2 and 7#b7 by striking for fiscal year #bjag or #bjah4 7c7 ,contingency fund ,section #djc7;b77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7;b77#b77 is amended by striking fiscal year #bjah and inserting each of fiscal years #bjai and #bjbj4 7d7 ,tribal family assistance grants ,paragraphs 7#a77;,a7 and 7#b77;,a7 of section #dab7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fab7;a77 are each amended by striking #bjag and #bjah and inserting #bjai and #bjbj4 7e7 ,child care ,section #dah7;a77#c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fah7;a77#c77 is amended by striking #bjag and #bjah and inserting #bjai and #bjbj4 7f7 ,grants to the territories ,section #aajh7;b77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7;b77#b77 is amended by striking #bjag and #bjah and inserting #bjai and #bjbj4 #bjb4 ,measuring and understanding outcomes 7a7 ,in general ,section #daa7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;a77 is amended by redesignating paragraph 7#g7 as paragraph 7#h7 and inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the following3 7#g7 ,report on engagement1 employment and outcomes 7,a7 ,reporting agreement ,each ,state and the ,secretary shall enter into an agreement specifying the manner by which the information and data described in this paragraph shall be collected and reported to the ,secretary beginning in fiscal year #bjbj4 7i7 ,outcomes for exiting recipients ,information and data regarding families who formerly received assistance and included a work-eligible individual 7disaggregated by type of family1 reason for exit1 and participation in work activities during the preceding fiscal year7 under the ,state program funded under this part or under any ,state program funded with qualified ,state expenditures 7as defined in section #dji7;a77#g77;,b77i771 with respect to the following3 7,i7 ,the percentage with at least #a formerly work-eligible individual employed during the #bnd quarter after exiting from the program4 7,,ii7 ,the percentage with at least #a formerly work-eligible individual employed during the #dth quarter after exiting from the program4 7,,iii7 ,the median earnings when at least #a formerly work-eligible individual is employed during the #bnd quarter after exiting from the program4 7,,iv7 ,the percentage with at least #a formerly work-eligible individual employed during any of the first #d quarters after exiting from the program4 7,v7 ,the distribution of income and earnings1 including relative to poverty and deep poverty1 for each of the first #d quarters ending after the quarter of exit from assistance4 7,,vi7 ,the percentage who1 at the time of exit from the program1 were subject to the following3 7aa7 ,a penalty under section #djg7;e74 7bb7 ,a sanction or penalty described in section #djd or #djh4 7cc7 ,a penalty or sanction not described in item 7aa7 or 7bb74 7ii7 ,engagement and employment of current recipients 7,i7 ,work-eligible individuals ,in the case of current work-eligible individuals under the ,state program funded under this part or under any ,state program funded with qualified ,state expenditures 7as defined in section #dji7;a77#g77;,b77i771 the following information relative to current quarter being reported3 7aa7 ,earnings in each of the #d quarters immediately preceding the quarter4 7bb7 ,standard measures of employment1 earnings1 receipt of assistance1 and participation in work activities 7as defined in section #djg7;d77 in each of the first #d quarters following the quarter4 7,,ii7 ,all recipients ,the percentage of recipients of assistance under the ,state program funded under this part who have not attained #bd years of age and who obtain a high school degree or its recognized equivalent while receiving the assistance4 7,b7 ,statistical adjustment model for employment outcomes ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,labor and relevant experts1 shall develop recommendations by ,march #a1 #bjbj1 on how to establish and disseminate an objective statistical model that will allow the ,secretary to make adjustments to the data reported pursuant to subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,iv7 of subparagraph 7,a77i7 of this paragraph1 based on economic conditions and the characteristics of participants4 ,to the extent practicable1 the recommendations shall be compatible with the statistical adjustment model developed under section #aaf7;b77#c77;,a77viii7 of the ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cada7;b77#c77;,a77viii77 and1 with respect to a ,state1 the ,state adjusted levels of performance established for the ,state under that section4 4 #bjc4 ,technical corrections to data exchange standards to improve program coordination 7a7 ,in general ,section #daa7;d7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;d77 is amended to read as follows3 7d7 ,data exchange standards for improved interoperability 7#a7 ,designation ,the ,secretary shall1 in consultation with an interagency work group established by the ,office of ,management and ,budget and considering ,state government perspectives1 by rule1 designate data exchange standards to govern1 under this part-- 7,a7 necessary categories of information that ,state agencies operating programs under ,state plans approved under this part are required under applicable ,federal law to electronically exchange with another ,state agency2 and 7,b7 ,federal reporting and data exchange required under applicable ,federal law4 7#b7 ,requirements ,the data exchange standards required by paragraph 7#a7 shall1 to the extent practicable-- 7,a7 incorporate a widely accepted1 non-proprietary1 searchable1 computer-readable format1 such as the e,xtensible ,markup ,language2 7,b7 contain interoperable standards developed and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships1 such as the ,national ,information ,exchange ,model2 7,c7 incorporate interoperable standards developed and maintained by ,federal entities with authority over contracting and financial assistance2 7,d7 be consistent with and implement applicable accounting principles2 7,e7 be implemented in a manner that is cost-effective and improves program efficiency and effectiveness2 and 7,f7 be capable of being continually upgraded as necessary4 7#c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require a change to existing data exchange standards found to be effective and efficient4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,not later than the date that is #bd months after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall issue a proposed rule that-- 7#a7 identifies federally required data exchanges1 include specification and timing of exchanges to be standardized1 and address the factors used in determining whether and when to standardize data exchanges2 and 7#b7 specifies ,state implementation options and describes future milestones4