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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than the date that is 24 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall issue a proposed rule that— 
(1) identifies federally required data exchanges, include 
specification and timing of exchanges to be standardized, and 
address the factors used in determining whether and when 
to standardize data exchanges; and 
(2) specifies State implementation options and describes 
future milestones. 
SEC. 50772. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO STATE REQUIREMENT TO 
ADDRESS THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF YOUNG 
CHILDREN. 
Section 422(b)(18) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
622(b)(18)) is amended by striking ‘‘such children’’ and inserting 
‘‘all vulnerable children under 5 years of age’’. 
PART VIII—ENSURING STATES REINVEST SAV-
INGS RESULTING FROM INCREASE IN ADOP-
TION ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 50781. DELAY OF ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PHASE-IN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The table in section 473(e)(1)(B) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(e)(1)(B)) is amended by striking the 
last 2 rows and inserting the following: 
‘‘2017 through 2023 .....................
2024 ..............................................
2 (or, in the case of a child for 
whom an adoption assistance 
agreement 
is 
entered 
into 
under this section on or after 
July 1, 2024, any age) 
2025 or thereafter .......................
any age.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall take effect as if enacted on January 1, 2018. 
SEC. 50782. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON STATE REINVESTMENT OF 
SAVINGS RESULTING FROM INCREASE IN ADOPTION 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
study the extent to which States are complying with the require-
ments of section 473(a)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
673(a)(8)) relating to the effects of phasing out the AFDC income 
eligibility requirements for adoption assistance payments under 
section 473 of the Social Security Act, as enacted by section 402 
of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–351; 122 Stat. 3975) and amended 
by section 206 of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening 
Families Act (Public Law 113–183; 128 Stat. 1919). In particular, 
the Comptroller General shall analyze the extent to which States 
are complying with the following requirements under section 
473(a)(8)(D) of the Social Security Act:
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(1) The requirement to spend an amount equal to the 
amount of the savings (if any) in State expenditures under 
part E of title IV of the Social Security Act resulting from 
phasing out the AFDC income eligibility requirements for adop-
tion assistance payments under section 473 of such Act to 
provide to children of families any service that may be provided 
under part B or E of title IV of such Act. 
(2) The requirement that a State shall spend not less 
than 30 percent of the amount of any savings described in 
paragraph (1) on post-adoption services, post-guardianship serv-
ices, and services to support and sustain positive permanent 
outcomes for children who otherwise might enter into foster 
care under the responsibility of the State, with at least 2⁄3 
of the spending by the State to comply with the 30 percent 
requirement being spent on post-adoption and post-guardian-
ship services. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services a report that contains 
the results of the study required by subsection (a), including rec-
ommendations to ensure compliance with laws referred to in sub-
section (a). 
TITLE VIII—SUPPORTING SOCIAL IM-
PACT PARTNERSHIPS TO PAY FOR RE-
SULTS 
SEC. 50801. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Social Impact Partnerships 
to Pay for Results Act’’. 
SEC. 50802. SOCIAL IMPACT PARTNERSHIPS TO PAY FOR RESULTS. 
Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘TO STATES’’ and 
inserting ‘‘AND PROGRAMS’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Social Impact Demonstration Projects 
‘‘PURPOSES 
‘‘SEC. 2051. The purposes of this subtitle are the following: 
‘‘(1) To improve the lives of families and individuals in 
need in the United States by funding social programs that 
achieve real results. 
‘‘(2) To redirect funds away from programs that, based 
on objective data, are ineffective, and into programs that 
achieve demonstrable, measurable results. 
‘‘(3) To ensure Federal funds are used effectively on social 
services to produce positive outcomes for both service recipients 
and taxpayers. 
‘‘(4) To establish the use of social impact partnerships 
to address some of our Nation’s most pressing problems.
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‘‘(5) To facilitate the creation of public-private partnerships 
that bundle philanthropic or other private resources with 
existing public spending to scale up effective social interven-
tions already being implemented by private organizations, non-
profits, charitable organizations, and State and local govern-
ments across the country. 
‘‘(6) To bring pay-for-performance to the social sector, 
allowing the United States to improve the impact and effective-
ness of vital social services programs while redirecting ineffi-
cient or duplicative spending. 
‘‘(7) To incorporate outcomes measurement and randomized 
controlled trials or other rigorous methodologies for assessing 
program impact. 
‘‘SOCIAL IMPACT PARTNERSHIP APPLICATION 
‘‘SEC. 2052. (a) NOTICE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
in consultation with the Federal Interagency Council on Social 
Impact Partnerships, shall publish in the Federal Register a request 
for proposals from States or local governments for social impact 
partnership projects in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED OUTCOMES
FOR SOCIAL IMPACT PARTNERSHIP 
PROJECT.—To qualify as a social impact partnership project under 
this subtitle, a project must produce one or more measurable, clearly 
defined outcomes that result in social benefit and Federal, State, 
or local savings through any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Increasing work and earnings by individuals in the 
United States who are unemployed for more than 6 consecutive 
months. 
‘‘(2) Increasing employment and earnings of individuals 
who have attained 16 years of age but not 25 years of age. 
‘‘(3) Increasing employment among individuals receiving 
Federal disability benefits. 
‘‘(4) Reducing the dependence of low-income families on 
Federal means-tested benefits. 
‘‘(5) Improving rates of high school graduation. 
‘‘(6) Reducing teen and unplanned pregnancies. 
‘‘(7) Improving birth outcomes and early childhood health 
and development among low-income families and individuals. 
‘‘(8) Reducing rates of asthma, diabetes, or other prevent-
able diseases among low-income families and individuals to 
reduce the utilization of emergency and other high-cost care. 
‘‘(9) Increasing the proportion of children living in two- 
parent families. 
‘‘(10) Reducing incidences and adverse consequences of child 
abuse and neglect. 
‘‘(11) Reducing the number of youth in foster care by 
increasing adoptions, permanent guardianship arrangements, 
reunifications, or placements with a fit and willing relative, 
or by avoiding placing children in foster care by ensuring they 
can be cared for safely in their own homes. 
‘‘(12) Reducing the number of children and youth in foster 
care residing in group homes, child care institutions, agency- 
operated foster homes, or other non-family foster homes, unless 
it is determined that it is in the interest of the child’s long- 
term health, safety, or psychological well-being to not be placed 
in a family foster home.
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‘‘(13) Reducing the number of children returning to foster 
care. 
‘‘(14) Reducing recidivism among juvenile offenders, 
individuals released from prison, or other high-risk populations. 
‘‘(15) Reducing the rate of homelessness among our most 
vulnerable populations. 
‘‘(16) Improving the health and well-being of those with 
mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs. 
‘‘(17) Improving the educational outcomes of special-needs 
or low-income children. 
‘‘(18) Improving the employment and well-being of 
returning United States military members. 
‘‘(19) Increasing the financial stability of low-income fami-
lies. 
‘‘(20) Increasing the independence and employability of 
individuals who are physically or mentally disabled. 
‘‘(21) Other measurable outcomes defined by the State or 
local government that result in positive social outcomes and 
Federal savings. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—The notice described in subsection 
(a) shall require a State or local government to submit an applica-
tion for the social impact partnership project that addresses the 
following: 
‘‘(1) The outcome goals of the project. 
‘‘(2) A description of each intervention in the project and 
anticipated outcomes of the intervention. 
‘‘(3) Rigorous evidence demonstrating that the intervention 
can be expected to produce the desired outcomes. 
‘‘(4) The target population that will be served by the project. 
‘‘(5) The expected social benefits to participants who receive 
the intervention and others who may be impacted. 
‘‘(6) Projected Federal, State, and local government costs 
and other costs to conduct the project. 
‘‘(7) Projected Federal, State, and local government savings 
and other savings, including an estimate of the savings to 
the Federal Government, on a program-by-program basis and 
in the aggregate, if the project is implemented and the outcomes 
are achieved as a result of the intervention. 
‘‘(8) If savings resulting from the successful completion 
of the project are estimated to accrue to the State or local 
government, the likelihood of the State or local government 
to realize those savings. 
‘‘(9) A plan for delivering the intervention through a social 
impact partnership model. 
‘‘(10) A description of the expertise of each service provider 
that will administer the intervention, including a summary 
of the experience of the service provider in delivering the pro-
posed intervention or a similar intervention, or demonstrating 
that the service provider has the expertise necessary to deliver 
the proposed intervention. 
‘‘(11) An explanation of the experience of the State or 
local government, the intermediary, or the service provider 
in raising private and philanthropic capital to fund social 
service investments. 
‘‘(12) The detailed roles and responsibilities of each entity 
involved in the project, including any State or local government