[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWING TRANSFERS TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 404(d) of the Social Security 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.''; and
            (2) 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 
                        inserting ``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.--
                            ``(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 intends 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 Opportunity 
                                Act that covers the State program 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.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2025.

SEC. 3. TWO-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 
              FAMILIES PROGRAM.

    Activities authorized by part A of title IV (other than under 
section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act 
shall continue through September 30, 2026, in the manner authorized for 
fiscal year 2023, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for such purpose.
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