,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bd1 #bjai,ms4  
,bass introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a tempor>ily 
enhanc$ ,f$]al mat* = c]ta9 ,/ate or    
tribal *ild welf>e data report+         
exp5ditures4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,*ild ,welf>e ,data     
,mod]nization ,act4  #b4 ,tempor>ily    
enhanc$ ,f$]al mat* = c]ta9 ,/ate or    
tribal exp5ditures = *ild welf>e data   
report+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! p]c5tages :i*  
%all be 9 effect "u section             
#dgd7;a77#c77;,c7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act ) respect to eligible *ild welf>e  
data report+ exp5ditures ( a ,/ate1     
,indian tribe1 tribal organization1 or  
tribal consortium 9 ! applicable p]iod  
%all--  7#a7 be #ge p]c5t2 &  7#b7 apply
 ) respect to ! exp5ditures1 )\t reg>d  
to :e!r ! sy/ems = :i* ! exp5ditures are
 made may be us$ ) respect to fo/] or   
adoptive *ildr5 o!r ?an ^? on behalf (  

:om fo/] c>e ma9t5ance paym5ts or       
adoption assi/ance paym5ts are made "u a
 ,/ate or tribal plan approv$ "u ?is "p4
  7b7 ,treatm5t ( digital sy/em z       
me*aniz$ sy/em ,! digital sy/em describ$
 9 subsection 7c77#b7 ( ?is section %all
 be consid]$ a me*aniz$ sy/em = purposes
 ( subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d7 ( section   
#dgd7;a77#c7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act4
  7c7 ,mean+ ( t]ms  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,except z o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is         
subsection1 ! t]ms us$ 9 ?is section    
%all h ! mean+s ! t]ms w\ld h if ?is    
section 7 9 "p ,e ( title ,,iv ( !      
,social ,security ,act4  7#b7 ,eligible 
*ild welf>e data report+ exp5ditures ,9 
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section1 ! t]m     
eligible *ild welf>e data report+       
exp5ditures means exp5ditures z are = ! 
plann+1 design1 developm5t1 update1 or  
in/allation ( /atewide or tribal digital
 data collection & in=mation retrieval  
sy/ems 7includ+ = h>dw>e compon5ts = !  
sy/ems71 b only to ! ext5t t ! sy/ems-- 
7,a7 meet ! requirem5ts impos$ by !     

regulations prescrib$ "u section        
#dgi7;b77#b7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act1
 z 9 effect on ,janu>y #ac1 #bjag2  7,b7
 use co/-effective1 innovative          
te*nologies to automate ! collection (  
high-quality case managem5t data1 &     
promote ! analysis1 di/ribution1 & use !
 data by work]s1 sup]visors1            
adm9i/rators1 rese>*]s1 & policymak]s-- 
7i7 9 accordance ) ! ,compreh5sive ,*ild
 ,welf>e ,in=mation ,sy/em ,f9al ,rule  
7#ha ,,fr #ceddi72 or  7ii7 by means ( a
 /atewide automat$ *ild welf>e in=mation
 sy/em t meets ! requirem5ts ( !        
regulations prescrib$ "u su* section    
#dgi7;b77#b72  7,c7 include ! in=mation 
requir$ to be collect$ & report$ by     
section #dga7;e77#d77;,e71 & ! data     
describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 (         
#dgi;,a7a77#g77;,a71 ( su* ,act2  7,d7  
to ! ext5t practicable1 are capable (   
int]fac+ ) ! ,/ate or tribal data       
collection sy/em t collects in=mation   
relat+ to *ild abuse & neglect2  7,e7 to
 ! ext5t practicable1 h ! capability (  

int]fac+ )1 & retriev+ in=mation f1 !   
,/ate or tribal data collection sy/em t 
collects in=mation relat+ to !          
eligibility ( individuals = assi/ance "u
 a program fund$ "u "p ,a1 = purposes ( 
facilitat+ v]ification ( income =       
purposes ( eligibility = b5efits "u a   
,/ate plan approv$ "u ?is "p2 &  7,f7   
are det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to be likely 
to provide m effici5t1 economical1 &    
effective adm9i/ration ( a ,/ate or     
tribal program c>ri$ out "u a plan      
develop$ "u "p ,b or approv$ "u ?is "p4 
7#c7 ,applicable p]iod ,9 subsection    
7a71 ! t]m applicable p]iod means !     
p]iod t beg9s ) ,janu>y #ac1 #bjag1 &   
ends ) ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbj4