I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7264 
Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2018 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SECTION 101. FULL-YEAR EXTENSION. 
Division C of Public Law 115–245 is amended by 
striking the date specified in section 105(3) and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
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TITLE II—TEMPORARY ASSIST-
ANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES 
SEC. 201. TANF PROGRAM EXTENSIONS. 
(a) 
FAMILY
ASSISTANCE
GRANTS.—Section 
403(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)) 
is amended in each of subparagraphs (A) and (C) by strik-
ing ‘‘2017 and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 and 2020’’. 
(b) HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROMOTION AND RESPON-
SIBLE FATHERHOOD GRANTS.—Section 403(a)(2)(D) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(D)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2017 and 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2019 and 2020’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2017 or 2018’’. 
(c) CONTINGENCY FUND.—Section 403(b)(2) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2019 and 
2020’’. 
(d) TRIBAL FAMILY ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—Para-
graphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 412(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 612(a)) are each amended by striking ‘‘2017 
and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 and 2020’’. 
(e) CHILD CARE.—Section 418(a)(3) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘2017 and 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 and 2020’’. 
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(f) 
GRANTS
TO
THE
TERRITORIES.—Section 
1108(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(b)(2)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2017 and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 and 
2020’’. 
SEC. 202. MEASURING AND UNDERSTANDING OUTCOMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 411(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)) is amended by redesignating 
paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and inserting after para-
graph (6) the following: 
‘‘(7) REPORT ON ENGAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT 
AND OUTCOMES.— 
‘‘(A) 
REPORTING
AGREEMENT.—Each 
State and the Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement specifying the manner by which the 
information and data described in this para-
graph shall be collected and reported to the 
Secretary beginning in fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(i) OUTCOMES FOR EXITING RECIPI-
ENTS.—Information and data regarding 
families who formerly received assistance 
and included a work-eligible individual 
(disaggregated by type of family, reason 
for exit, and participation in work activi-
ties during the preceding fiscal year) under 
the State program funded under this part 
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or under any State program funded with 
qualified State expenditures (as defined in 
section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)), with respect to 
the following: 
‘‘(I) The percentage with at least 
1 formerly work-eligible individual em-
ployed during the 2nd quarter after 
exiting from the program. 
‘‘(II) The percentage with at 
least 1 formerly work-eligible indi-
vidual employed during the 4th quar-
ter after exiting from the program. 
‘‘(III) The median earnings when 
at least 1 formerly work-eligible indi-
vidual is employed during the 2nd 
quarter after exiting from the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(IV) The percentage with at 
least 1 formerly work-eligible indi-
vidual employed during any of the 
first 4 quarters after exiting from the 
program. 
‘‘(V) The distribution of income 
and earnings, including relative to 
poverty and deep poverty, for each of 
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‘‘(aa) Earnings in each of 
the 4 quarters immediately pre-
ceding the quarter. 
‘‘(bb) Standard measures of 
employment, earnings, receipt of 
assistance, and participation in 
work activities (as defined in sec-
tion 407(d)) in each of the first 
4 quarters following the quarter. 
‘‘(II) 
ALL
RECIPIENTS.—The 
percentage of recipients of assistance 
under the State program funded 
under this part who have not attained 
24 years of age and who obtain a high 
school degree or its recognized equiva-
lent while receiving the assistance. 
‘‘(B) STATISTICAL
ADJUSTMENT
MODEL 
FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and 
relevant experts, shall develop recommendations 
by March 1, 2020, on how to establish and dis-
seminate an objective statistical model that will 
allow the Secretary to make adjustments to the 
data reported pursuant to subclauses (I) 
through (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i) of this 
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paragraph, based on economic conditions and 
the characteristics of participants. To the ex-
tent practicable, the recommendations shall be 
compatible with the statistical adjustment 
model 
developed 
under 
section 
116(b)(3)(A)(viii) of the Workforce Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3141(b)(3)(A)(viii)) and, with respect to a 
State, the State adjusted levels of performance 
established for the State under that section.’’. 
SEC. 203. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO DATA EXCHANGE 
STANDARDS TO IMPROVE PROGRAM COORDI-
NATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 411(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 611(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED 
INTEROPERABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall, in 
consultation with an interagency work group estab-
lished by the Office of Management and Budget and 
considering State government perspectives, by rule, 
designate data exchange standards to govern, under 
this part— 
‘‘(A) necessary categories of information 
that State agencies operating programs under 
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State plans approved under this part are re-
quired under applicable Federal law to elec-
tronically exchange with another State agency; 
and 
‘‘(B) Federal reporting and data exchange 
required under applicable Federal law. 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
data 
exchange 
standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non- 
proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for-
mat, such as the eXtensible Markup Language; 
‘‘(B) contain interoperable standards devel-
oped and maintained by intergovernmental 
partnerships, such as the National Information 
Exchange Model; 
‘‘(C) incorporate interoperable standards 
developed and maintained by Federal entities 
with authority over contracting and financial 
assistance; 
‘‘(D) be consistent with and implement ap-
plicable accounting principles; 
‘‘(E) be implemented in a manner that is 
cost-effective and improves program efficiency 
and effectiveness; and 
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‘‘(F) be capable of being continually up-
graded as necessary. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to require a 
change to existing data exchange standards found to 
be effective and efficient.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than the date that 
is 24 months after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, 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 deter-
mining whether and when to standardize data ex-
changes; and 
(2) specifies State implementation options and 
describes future milestones. 
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