1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Standard Data And Technology Advancement Act of 2017 or the Standard DATA Act of 2017 . 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) Designation and use of data exchange standards (1) Designation The head of the department or agency responsible for administering a program funded under 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, designate data exchange standards for necessary categories of information that a State agency operating the program is required to electronically exchange with another State agency under applicable Federal 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; (B) interoperable standards developed and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, such as the National Information Exchange Model