I 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6682 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2012 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Doggett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs under the Social Security Act.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Standard Data and Technology Advancement Act of 2012 or the Standard DATA Act of 2012.

2.

Data standardization for improved data matching

(a)

In general

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:

1121A.

Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability

(a)

Data exchange standards

(1)

Designation

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 any category of information required to be reported under the provision of law. (2)

Data exchange standards must be nonproprietary and interoperable

The data exchange standards designated under paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, be nonproprietary and interoperable. (3)

Other requirements

In designating data exchange standards under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate— (A)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; (B)interoperable standards developed and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, such as the National Information Exchange Model; and (C)interoperable standards developed and maintained by Federal entities with authority over contracting and financial assistance, such as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. (b)

Data exchange reporting standards

(1)

Designation

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. (2)

Requirements

The data exchange reporting standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable— (A)incorporate a widely accepted, non-proprietary, searchable, computer-readable format; (B)be consistent with and implement applicable accounting principles; and (C)be capable of being continually upgraded as necessary. (3)

Incorporation of nonproprietary standards

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.

. (b)

Effective dates

(1)

Data exchange standards

The head of each department or agency responsible for administering a proposed rule under section 1121A(a) 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. (2)

Data exchange reporting standards

The data exchange reporting standards required under section 1121A(b) 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. (c)

Conforming repeals and amendment

(1)

Conforming repeals

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. (2)

Conforming amendment

Section 411 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611) is amended by striking subsection (d).