A BILL 
To prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work 
requirements for the program of block grants to States 
for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Preserving Work Re-
quirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TANF WAIVERS RELATING TO 
COMPLIANCE WITH THE TANF WORK RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
may not do the following: 
(1) Finalize, implement, enforce, or otherwise 
take any action to give effect to the Information 
Memorandum dated July 12, 2012 (Transmittal No. 
TANF–ACF–IM–2012–03), or to any administrative 
action relating to the same subject matter set forth 
in the Information Memorandum or that reflects the 
same or similar policies as those set forth in the In-
formation Memorandum. 
(2) Authorize, approve, renew, modify, or ex-
tend any experimental, pilot, or demonstration 
project under section 1115 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) that waives compliance with 
a requirement of section 407 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
607) through a waiver of section 402 of such Act 
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(42 U.S.C. 602) or that provides authority for an 
expenditure which would not otherwise be an allow-
able use of funds under a State program funded 
under part A of title IV of such Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
et seq.) with respect to compliance with the work re-
quirements in section 407 of such Act to be re-
garded as an allowable use of funds under that pro-
gram for any period. 
(b) RESCISSION OF WAIVERS.—Any waiver relating 
to the subject matter set forth in the Information Memo-
randum or described in subsection (a)(2) that is granted 
before the date of the enactment of this Act is hereby re-
scinded and shall be null and void. 
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Union Calendar No. 8 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 890 
[Report No. 113–13, Part I] 
A BILL 
To prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the 
work requirements for the program of block 
grants to States for temporary assistance for 
needy families, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 11, 2013 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means 
MARCH 11, 2013 
The Committee on Education and the Workforce dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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