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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 948 (Introduced in House) — To establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of cert... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Data standardization for improved data matching

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Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301—1320b–5) is amended by inserting after section 1121 the following: The head of the department or agency responsible for administering a provision of title III, IV, IX, XII, XVI, or subtitle A of title XX, or section 511, shall, in consultation with an interagency work group established by the Office of Management and Budget and considering State perspectives, by rule, designate data exchange standards for necessary categories of information required to be reported under the provision of law. The data exchange standards designated under paragraph
(1)shall, to the extent practicable, be nonproprietary and interoperable. In designating data exchange standards under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate— interoperable standards developed and maintained by an international voluntary consensus standards body, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget; interoperable standards developed and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, such as the National Information Exchange Model; and interoperable standards developed and maintained by Federal entities with authority over contracting and financial assistance. The head of the department or agency responsible for administering a provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall, in consultation with an interagency work group established by the Office of Management and Budget, and considering State government perspectives, by rule, designate data exchange reporting standards to govern the reporting required under the provision of law. The data exchange reporting standards required by paragraph
(1)shall, to the extent practicable— incorporate a widely accepted, non-proprietary, searchable, computer-readable format; be consistent with and implement applicable accounting principles; and be capable of being continually upgraded as necessary. In designating data exchange reporting standards under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate existing nonproprietary standards, such as the eXtensible Markup Language. . The head of each department or agency responsible for administering a proposed rule under section 1121A of the Social Security Act shall issue a final rule under such section, after public comment, within 24 months after the date of the enactment of this section. The rule shall also contain details and future milestones for stakeholder implementation. Section 105 of the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act ( Public Law 112–34 ), sections 2104 and 4003 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–96 ), and subpart 3 of part B of title IV, and section 911, of the Social Security Act are each repealed. Section 411 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 611 ) is amended by striking subsection (d).
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Data standardization for improved data matching
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