in foster care and children who have aged out of fos-
ter care or left foster care for kinship guardianship 
or adoption. The report shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the reasons for entry 
into foster care and of the foster care experi-
ences, such as length of stay, number of place-
ment settings, case goal, and discharge reason 
of 17-year-olds who are surveyed by the Na-
tional Youth in Transition Database and an 
analysis of the comparison of that description 
with the reasons for entry and foster care expe-
riences of children of other ages who exit from 
foster care before attaining age 17. 
‘‘(B) A description of the characteristics of 
the individuals who report poor outcomes at 
ages 19 and 21 to the National Youth in Tran-
sition Database. 
‘‘(C) Benchmarks for determining what 
constitutes a poor outcome for youth who re-
main in or have exited from foster care and 
plans the executive branch will take to incor-
porate these benchmarks in efforts to evaluate 
child welfare agency performance in providing 
services to children transitioning from foster 
care. 
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‘‘(D) An analysis of the association be-
tween types of placement, number of overall 
placements, time spent in foster care, and other 
factors, and outcomes at ages 19 and 21. 
‘‘(E) An analysis of the differences in out-
comes for children in and formerly in foster 
care at age 19 and 21 among States.’’. 
(e) CLARIFYING DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED
TO 
FOSTER
YOUTH
LEAVING
FOSTER
CARE.—Section 
475(5)(I) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(I)) is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘REAL ID Act of 2005’’ the following: 
‘‘, and any official documentation necessary to prove that 
the child was previously in foster care’’. 
TITLE IV—CONTINUING INCEN-
TIVES TO STATES TO PRO-
MOTE ADOPTION AND LEGAL 
GUARDIANSHIP 
SEC. 401. REAUTHORIZING ADOPTION AND LEGAL GUARD-
IANSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. 
Section 473A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
673b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘2013 
through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016 through 2020’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ‘‘2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
TITLE V—TECHNICAL 
CORRECTIONS 
SEC. 501. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO DATA EXCHANGE 
STANDARDS TO IMPROVE PROGRAM COORDI-
NATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 440 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 629m) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 440. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED 
INTEROPERABILITY. 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with an interagency work group established by 
the Office of Management and Budget and considering 
State government perspectives, by rule, designate data ex-
change standards to govern, under this part— 
‘‘(1) necessary categories of information that 
State agencies operating programs under State 
plans approved under this part are required under 
applicable Federal law to electronically exchange 
with another State agency; and 
‘‘(2) Federal reporting and data exchange re-
quired under applicable Federal law. 
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The data exchange standards 
required by paragraph (1) shall, to the extent prac-
ticable— 
‘‘(1) incorporate a widely accepted, non-propri-
etary, searchable, computer-readable format, such as 
the eXtensible Markup Language; 
‘‘(2) contain interoperable standards developed 
and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, 
such as the National Information Exchange Model; 
‘‘(3) incorporate interoperable standards devel-
oped and maintained by Federal entities with au-
thority over contracting and financial assistance; 
‘‘(4) be consistent with and implement applica-
ble accounting principles; 
‘‘(5) be implemented in a manner that is cost- 
effective and improves program efficiency and effec-
tiveness; and 
‘‘(6) be capable of being continually upgraded 
as necessary. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to require a change to existing 
data exchange standards found to be effective and effi-
cient.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than the date that 
is 24 months after the date of the enactment of this sec-
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tion, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
issue a proposed rule that— 
(1) identifies federally required data exchanges, 
includes specification and timing of exchanges to be 
standardized, and addresses the factors used in de-
termining whether and when to standardize data ex-
changes; and 
(2) specifies State implementation options and 
describes future milestones. 
SEC. 502. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO STATE REQUIRE-
MENT 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 chil-
dren’’ and inserting ‘‘all vulnerable children under 5 years 
of age’’. 
TITLE 
VI—ENSURING 
STATES 
REINVEST SAVINGS RESULT-
ING 
FROM 
INCREASE 
IN 
ADOPTION ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 601. DELAY OF ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PHASE-IN. 
Section 473(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 673(e)(1)) is amended— 
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