Sec. 4003. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY
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## SEC. 4003 DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY ###
(a)In General Section 411 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Data Exchange Standardization for Improved Interoperability > > > #### “(1) Data exchange standards > > > ##### “(A) Designation > > The Secretary, in consultation with an interagency work group which shall be established by the Office of Management and Budget, and considering State and tribal perspectives, shall, by rule, designate a data exchange standard for any category of information required to be reported under this part. > > > ##### “(B) Data exchange standards must be nonproprietary and interoperable > > The data exchange standard designated under subparagraph
(A)shall, to the extent practicable, be nonproprietary and interoperable. > > > ##### “(C) Other requirements > > In designating data exchange standards under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate— > > > ###### “(i) > > interoperable standards developed and maintained by an international voluntary consensus standards body, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, such as the International Organization for Standardization; > > > ###### “(ii) > > interoperable standards developed and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, such as the National Information Exchange Model; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > interoperable standards developed and maintained by Federal entities with authority over contracting and financial assistance, such as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. > > > #### “(2) Data exchange standards for reporting > > > ##### “(A) Designation > > The Secretary, in consultation with an interagency work group established by the Office of Management and Budget, and considering State and tribal perspectives, shall, by rule, designate data exchange standards to govern the data reporting required under this part. > > > ##### “(B) Requirements > > The data exchange standards required by subparagraph
(A)shall, to the extent practicable— > > > ###### “(i) > > incorporate a widely-accepted, nonproprietary, searchable, computer-readable format; > > > ###### “(ii) > > be consistent with and implement applicable accounting principles; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > be capable of being continually upgraded as necessary. > > > ##### “(C) Incorporation of nonproprietary standards > > In designating reporting standards under this paragraph, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate existing nonproprietary standards, such as the eXtensible Markup Language.” > . ###
(b)Effective Dates **[**[42 U.S.C. 611 note](/us/usc/t42/s611)**]** ####
(1)Data exchange standards The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue a proposed rule under section 411(d)(1) of the Social Security Act within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this section, and shall issue a final rule under such section 411(d)(1), after public comment, within 24 months after such date of enactment. ####
(2)Data reporting standards The reporting standards required under section 411(d)(2) of such Act shall become effective with respect to reports required in the first reporting period, after the effective date of the final rule referred to in paragraph
(1)of this subsection, for which the authority for data collection and reporting is established or renewed under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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