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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2250 

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 Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2017 

Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, 

Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, and Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of 

Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 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 Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Standard Data And 

5 Technology Advancement Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘Standard 

6 DATA Act of 2017’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. DATA STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED DATA 

2 MATCHING. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title XI of the Social 

4 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301—1320b–5) is amended by 

5 inserting after section 1121 the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 1121A. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IM7 PROVED INTEROPERABILITY. 

8 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION AND USE OF DATA EXCHANGE

9 STANDARDS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The head of the depart11 ment or agency responsible for administering a pro12 gram funded under title III, IV, IX, XII, XVI, or 

13 subtitle A of title XX, or section 511, shall, in con14 sultation with an interagency work group established 

15 by the Office of Management and Budget and con16 sidering State perspectives, designate data exchange 

17 standards for necessary categories of information 

18 that a State agency operating the program is re19 quired to electronically exchange with another State 

20 agency under applicable Federal law. 

21 ‘‘(2) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS MUST BE

22 NONPROPRIETARY AND INTEROPERABLE.—The data 

23 exchange standards designated under paragraph (1) 

24 shall, to the extent practicable, be nonproprietary 

25 and interoperable. 

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1 ‘‘(3) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—In designating 

2 data exchange standards under this subsection, the 

3 Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, incor4 porate— 

5 ‘‘(A) interoperable standards developed 

6 and maintained by an international voluntary 

7 consensus standards body, as defined by the Of8 fice of Management and Budget; 

9 ‘‘(B) interoperable standards developed 

10 and maintained by intergovernmental partner11 ships, such as the National Information Ex12 change Model; and 

13 ‘‘(C) interoperable standards developed 

14 and maintained by Federal entities with author15 ity over contracting and financial assistance. 

16 ‘‘(b) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL

17 REPORTING.— 

18 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The head of the depart19 ment or agency responsible for administering a pro20 gram referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall, in con21 sultation with an interagency work group established 

22 by the Office of Management and Budget, and con23 sidering State government perspectives, designate 

24 data exchange standards to govern Federal reporting 

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1 and exchange requirements under applicable Federal 

2 law. 

3 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The data exchange re4 porting standards required by paragraph (1) shall, 

5 to the extent practicable— 

6 ‘‘(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non7 proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for8 mat; 

9 ‘‘(B) be consistent with and implement ap10 plicable accounting principles; 

11 ‘‘(C) be implemented in a manner that is 

12 cost-effective and improves program efficiency 

13 and effectiveness; and 

14 ‘‘(D) be capable of being continually up15 graded as necessary. 

16 ‘‘(3) INCORPORATION OF NONPROPRIETARY

17 STANDARDS.—In designating data exchange stand18 ards under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to 

19 the extent practicable, incorporate existing non20 proprietary standards, such as the eXtensible Mark21 up Language. 

22 ‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

23 this subsection shall be construed to require a 

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1 section (a)(1), if the head of the department or 

2 agency responsible for administering the program 

3 finds the standards to be effective and efficient.’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING REPEALS AND AMENDMENT.— 

5 (1) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Section 105 of 

6 the Child and Family Services Improvement and In7 novation Act (Public Law 112–34), sections 2104 

8 and 4003 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 

9 Creation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–96), and 

10 subpart 3 of part B of title IV, and section 911, of 

11 the Social Security Act are each repealed. 

12 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 411 

13 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611) is amend14 ed by striking subsection (d). 

15 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend16 ments and repeals made by this Act shall take effect 2 

17 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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