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‘‘(B) State expenditures of State funds ex-
pended for activities under this section as a 
condition of receiving Federal funds other than 
under this section; and 
‘‘(C) contributions made for activities 
under this section from any other source, paid 
in cash or in kind, valued at the fair market 
value of such contribution.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
511(h)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 711(h)(2)(A)) is 
amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘Such’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (l)(1), such’’. 
SEC. 109. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED 
INTEROPERABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 511(h) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 711(h)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(5) DATA
EXCHANGE
STANDARDS
FOR
IM-
PROVED INTEROPERABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION AND USE OF DATA EX-
CHANGE STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(i) DESIGNATION.—The head of the 
department or agency responsible for ad-
ministering a program funded under this 
section shall, in consultation with an inter-
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agency work group established by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget and con-
sidering State government perspectives, 
designate data exchange standards for nec-
essary categories of information that a 
State agency operating the program is re-
quired to electronically exchange with an-
other State agency under applicable Fed-
eral law. 
‘‘(ii) DATA
EXCHANGE
STANDARDS 
MUST
BE
NONPROPRIETARY
AND
INTER-
OPERABLE.—The data exchange standards 
designated under clause (i) shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, be nonproprietary and 
interoperable. 
‘‘(iii) 
OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
designating data exchange standards under 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall, to the 
extent practicable, incorporate— 
‘‘(I) interoperable standards de-
veloped and maintained by an inter-
national voluntary consensus stand-
ards body, as defined by the Office of 
Management and Budget; 
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‘‘(II) interoperable standards de-
veloped and maintained by intergov-
ernmental partnerships, such as the 
National 
Information 
Exchange 
Model; and 
‘‘(III) 
interoperable 
standards 
developed and maintained by Federal 
entities with authority over con-
tracting and financial assistance. 
‘‘(B) DATA
EXCHANGE
STANDARDS
FOR 
FEDERAL REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) DESIGNATION.—The head of the 
department or agency responsible for ad-
ministering a program referred to in this 
section shall, in consultation with an inter-
agency work group established by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, and con-
sidering State government perspectives, 
designate data exchange standards to gov-
ern Federal reporting and exchange re-
quirements under applicable Federal law. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The data ex-
change reporting standards required by 
clause (i) shall, to the extent practicable— 
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‘‘(I) incorporate a widely accept-
ed, nonproprietary, searchable, com-
puter-readable format; 
‘‘(II) be consistent with and im-
plement applicable accounting prin-
ciples; 
‘‘(III) be implemented in a man-
ner that is cost-effective and improves 
program efficiency and effectiveness; 
and 
‘‘(IV) be capable of being contin-
ually upgraded as necessary. 
‘‘(iii) INCORPORATION OF NONPROPRI-
ETARY STANDARDS.—In designating data 
exchange standards under this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, incorporate existing nonproprietary 
standards, such as the eXtensible Markup 
Language. 
‘‘(iv) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be con-
strued to require a change to existing data 
exchange standards for Federal reporting 
about a program referred to in this sec-
tion, if the head of the department or 
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agency responsible for administering the 
program finds the standards to be effective 
and efficient.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this title. 
SEC. 110. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 
Section 511(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
711(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—To the extent 
that the grant amount awarded under this section to 
an eligible entity is determined on the basis of rel-
ative population or poverty considerations, the Sec-
retary shall make the determination using the most 
accurate Federal data available for the eligible enti-
ty.’’. 
TITLE II—CONTROL UNLAWFUL 
FUGITIVE FELONS ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Control Unlawful Fu-
gitive Felons Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 202. REVISIONS TO PROVISIONS LIMITING PAYMENT 
OF BENEFITS TO FUGITIVE FELONS UNDER 
TITLE XVI OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. 
(a) FUGITIVE FELON WARRANT REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 1611(e)(4)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382(e)(4)(A)(i)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fleeing to avoid’’ and inserting 
‘‘the subject of an arrest warrant for the purpose 
of’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the place from which the per-
son flees’’ the first place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the jurisdiction issuing the warrant’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘the place from which the per-
son flees’’ the second place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the jurisdiction’’. 
(b) PROBATION AND PAROLE WARRANT REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 1611(e)(4)(A)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(e)(4)(A)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) the subject of an arrest warrant for vio-
lating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
under Federal or State law.’’. 
(c) DISCLOSURE.—Section 1611(e)(5) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘any recipient of’’ and inserting 
‘‘any individual who is a recipient of (or would be 
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such a recipient but for the application of paragraph 
(4)(A))’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the recipient’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the individual’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective with respect to benefits pay-
able for months that begin on or after January 1, 2021. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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