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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7446 

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States 

to transfer a limited amount of funds provided under the program 

of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, 

for use under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Mr. SMUCKER (for himself and Mr. WENSTRUP) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 

to allow States to transfer a limited amount of funds 

provided under the program of block grants to States 

for temporary assistance for needy families, for use 

under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reduce Duplication 

5 and Improve Access to Work Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ALLOWING TRANSFERS TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE 

2 DEVELOPMENT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(d) of the Social Secu4 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(C) Title I of the Workforce Innovation 

8 and Opportunity Act.’’; and 

9 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

11 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘1 OF

12 TITLE XX’’ and inserting ‘‘A OF TITLE XX

13 AND TITLE I OF WIOA’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘1 of title XX’’ and in15 serting ‘‘A of title XX or title I of the 

16 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

17 Act’’; and 

18 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(C) FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO TITLE I OF

20 WIOA PROGRAM.— 

21 ‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON RESERVATION OF

22 FUNDS.—In the case of funds transferred 

23 under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection, 

24 not more than 15 percent of the funds 

25 shall be reserved for statewide workforce 

26 investment activities referred to in section 


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1 128(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and 

2 Opportunity Act. 

3 ‘‘(ii) SUBMISSION OF COMBINED

4 STATE PLAN UNDER WIOA.—If a State in5 tends to transfer funds under paragraph 

6 (1)(C) of this subsection, the State shall— 

7 ‘‘(I) submit to the Secretary and 

8 the Secretary of Labor a combined 

9 State plan pursuant to section 103 of 

10 the Workforce Innovation and Oppor11 tunity Act that covers the State pro12 gram to be carried out pursuant to 

13 this part; and 

14 ‘‘(II) in doing so, apply section 

15 102(c)(3) of such Act to the programs 

16 referred to in section 103(a)(2)(B) of 

17 such Act covered by the combined 

18 plan.’’. 

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2025. 

21 SEC. 3. TWO-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TEMPORARY 

22 ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PRO23 GRAM. 

24 Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than 

25 under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the 


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1 Social Security Act shall continue through September 30, 

2 2026, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2023, and 

3 out of any money in the Treasury of the United States 

4 not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated 

5 such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. 

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