consensus standards body, as defined by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, such as the 
International Organization for Standardization; 
‘‘(B) interoperable standards developed 
and maintained by intergovernmental partner-
ships, such as the National Information Ex-
change Model; and 
‘‘(C) interoperable standards developed 
and maintained by Federal entities with author-
ity over contracting and financial assistance, 
such as the Federal Acquisition Regulations 
Council. 
‘‘(b) DATA STANDARDS FOR REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with an interagency work group established 
by the Office of Management and Budget, and con-
sidering State government perspectives, shall, by 
rule, designate data reporting standards to govern 
the reporting required under this part. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The data reporting 
standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non- 
proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for-
mat; 
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‘‘(B) be consistent with and implement ap-
plicable accounting principles; and 
‘‘(C) be capable of being continually up-
graded as necessary. 
‘‘(3) INCORPORATION
OF
NONPROPRIETARY 
STANDARDS.—In designating reporting standards 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, incorporate existing nonproprietary 
standards, such as the eXtensible Business Report-
ing Language.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2012, and 
shall apply with respect to information required to be re-
ported on or after such date. 
SEC. 106. PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOSTER CARE OR 
ADOPTION. 
(a) EDUCATIONAL STABILITY FOR EACH FOSTER 
PLACEMENT.—Section 475(1)(G) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 675(1)(G)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the placement’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each placement’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)(I), by inserting ‘‘each’’ before 
‘‘placement’’. 
(b) FOSTER YOUTH ID THEFT.—Section 475(5) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (G); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (H) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) each child in foster care under the re-
sponsibility of the State who has attained 16 
years of age receives without cost a copy of any 
consumer report (as defined in section 603(d) 
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act) pertaining to 
the child each year until the child is discharged 
from care, and receives assistance (including, 
when feasible, from any court-appointed advo-
cate for the child) in interpreting and resolving 
any inaccuracies in the report.’’. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF ADOPTION SPENDING.—Section 
473(a)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)(8)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, and shall document how such amounts are 
spent, including on post-adoption services’’ before the pe-
riod. 
(d) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT OF ADDITIONAL 
INFORMATION
ON
CHILD
VISITATION
BY
CASE-
WORKERS.—Section 479A(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
679b(6)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) the total number of visits made by 
caseworkers on a monthly basis to children in 
foster care under the responsibility of the State 
during a fiscal year as a percentage of the total 
number of the visits that would occur during 
the fiscal year if each child were so visited once 
every month while in such care; and’’. 
SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this title, this title and the amendments made by this title 
shall take effect on October 1, 2011, and shall apply to 
payments under parts B and E of title IV of the Social 
Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after 
such date, without regard to whether regulations to imple-
ment the amendments are promulgated by such date. 
(b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE-
QUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
determines that State legislation (other than legislation 
appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan 
developed pursuant to subpart 1 of part B, or a State plan 
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approved under subpart 2 of part B or part E, of title 
IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional re-
quirements imposed by the amendments made by this title, 
the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of 
the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st 
calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session 
of the State legislature that begins after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. If the State has a 2-year legislative 
session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate 
regular session of the State legislature. 
TITLE II—CHILD WELFARE 
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 
SEC. 201. RENEWAL OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECTS DESIGNED TO TEST 
INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES IN STATE CHILD 
WELFARE PROGRAMS. 
Section 1130 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320a–9) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—During fiscal years 2012 
through 2014, the Secretary may authorize dem-
onstration projects described in paragraph (1), with 
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