I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2579 
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 
APRIL 1, 2025 
Mr. SMUCKER (for himself and Ms. VAN DUYNE) 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 Oppor-
tunity Act. 
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 ‘‘Reduce Duplication 
and Improve Access to Work Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALLOWING TRANSFERS TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) Title I of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SUBTITLE 
1’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBTITLE A’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub-
title 1’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle A’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘1 OF 
TITLE XX’’ and inserting ‘‘A OF TITLE XX 
AND TITLE I OF WIOA’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘1 of title XX’’ and in-
serting ‘‘A of title XX or title I of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO TITLE I OF 
WIOA PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON RESERVATION OF 
FUNDS.—In the case of funds transferred 
under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection, 
not more than 15 percent of the funds 
shall be reserved for statewide workforce 
investment activities referred to in section 
128(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(ii) 
SUBMISSION
OF
COMBINED 
STATE PLAN UNDER WIOA.—If a State in-
tends to transfer funds under paragraph 
(1)(C) of this subsection, the State shall— 
‘‘(I) submit to the Secretary and 
the Secretary of Labor a combined 
State plan pursuant to section 103 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act that covers the State pro-
gram to be carried out pursuant to 
this part; and 
‘‘(II) in doing so, apply section 
102(c)(3) of such Act to the programs 
referred to in section 103(a)(2)(B) of 
such Act covered by the combined 
plan.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2026. 
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