I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4724 
To repeal the program of block grants to States for social services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2016 
Mr. BRADY of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To repeal the program of block grants to States for social 
services. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reducing Duplicative 
and Ineffective Federal Funding Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FUNDING FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES 
BLOCK GRANTS PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEALS.—Sections 2001 through 2007 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397–1397f) are repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 404(d) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘any or 
all of the following provisions of law:’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘The’’ and inserting 
‘‘the’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘RULES’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘any amount paid’’ and in-
serting ‘‘RULES.—Any amount paid’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a provision of law 
specified in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990’’; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B); 
and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(2) Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 622(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘administers or super-
vises’’ and inserting ‘‘administered or su-
pervised’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘subtitle 1 of title 
XX’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle A of title XX 
(as in effect before the repeal of such sub-
title)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘under 
subtitle 1 of title XX,’’. 
(3) Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, under 
subtitle 1 of title XX of this Act,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘XIX, or 
XX’’ and inserting ‘‘or XIX’’. 
(4) Section 472(h)(1) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 672(h)(1)) is amended by striking the 
second sentence. 
(5) Section 473(b) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 673(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(2)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (1) and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively. 
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(6) Section 504(b)(6) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 704(b)(6)) is amended in each of sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) by striking ‘‘, XIX, or XX’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or XIX’’. 
(7) Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
the penultimate sentence. 
(8) Section 1128(h) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1320a–7(h)) is amended— 
(A) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and redesig-
nating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(9) Section 1128A(i)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(i)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or subtitle 1 of title XX’’. 
(10) Section 1132(a)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–2(a)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘XIX, or XX’’ and inserting ‘‘or XIX’’. 
(11) Section 1902(e)(13)(F)(iii) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(13)(F)(iii)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘EXCLUSIONS’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘EXCLUSION’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘an agency that determines 
eligibility for a program established under the 
Social Services Block Grant established under 
title XX or’’. 
(12) The heading for title XX of the Social Se-
curity Act is amended by striking ‘‘BLOCK 
GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES’’ 
and inserting ‘‘HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEM-
ONSTRATIONS 
AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
HEALTH CONDITION DETECTION’’. 
(13) The heading for subtitle A of title XX of 
the Social Security Act is amended by striking 
‘‘Block Grants to States for Social Serv-
ices’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Health Professions 
Demonstrations 
and 
Environmental 
Health Condition Detection’’. 
(14) Section 16(k)(5)(B)(i) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)(5)(B)(i)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, or title XX,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, 1397 et seq.’’. 
(15) Section 402(b)(3) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
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subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (B). 
(16) Section 245A(h)(4)(I) of the Immigration 
Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 
1255a(h)(4)(I)) is amended by striking ‘‘, XVI, and 
XX’’ and inserting ‘‘and XVI’’. 
(17) Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘(i)’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end 
of clause (i); and 
(III) by striking clause (ii); and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘or title XX’’; and 
(B) in subsection (o)(2)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or title XX’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or XX’’. 
(18) Section 201(b) of the Indian Child Welfare 
Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1931(b)) is amended by 
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striking ‘‘titles IV–B and XX’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘part B of title IV’’. 
(19) Section 3803(c)(2)(C) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking clause (vi) and 
redesignating clauses (vii) through (xvi) as clauses 
(vi) through (xv), respectively. 
(20) Section 14502(d)(3) of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and title XX’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, 1397 et seq.’’. 
(21) Section 2006(a)(15) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300z–5(a)(15)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and title XX’’. 
(22) Section 203(b)(3) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013(b)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘XIX, and XX’’ and inserting ‘‘and XIX’’. 
(23) Section 213 of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020d) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
title XX’’. 
(24) Section 306(d) of the Older Americans Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026(d)) is amended in each of 
paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ‘‘titles XIX and 
XX’’ and inserting ‘‘title XIX’’. 
(25) Section 2605 of the Low-Income Home 
Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624) is 
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amended in each of subsections (b)(4) and (j) by 
striking ‘‘under title XX of the Social Security 
Act,’’. 
(26) Section 602 of the Child Development As-
sociate Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985 (42 
U.S.C. 10901) is repealed. 
(27) Section 3(d)(1) of the Assisted Suicide 
Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 
14402(d)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
(C) and redesignating subparagraphs (D) through 
(K) as subparagraphs (C) through (J), respectively. 
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