,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjai,mr4 ,la,hood 7for himself and     
,mrs4 ,walorski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,iv-,a of the  
,social ,security ,act1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,improving ,access  
to ,work ,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting ,state 
diversion of ,federal funds to replace  
,state spending ,section #djd of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fjd7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  7l7 ,limitation on use  
of ,federal funds ,to replace ,state    
general revenue funds ,funds made       
available to ,states under this part on 
or after the effective date of this     
subsection must be used to supplement1  
not supplant1 ,state general revenue    
spending on activities described in this
 section4  4  #c4 ,targeting funds to   

core purposes  7a7 ,requirement that    
,states reserve #be percent of ,,tanf   
grant for spending on core activities   
,section #djh7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#fjh7;a77 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7#ac7 ,requirement  
that ,states reserve #be percent of     
,,tanf grant for spending on core       
activities ,a ,state to which a grant is
 made under section #djc7;a7 for a      
fiscal year shall expend not less than  
#be percent of the grant on assistance1 
case management1 work supports and      
supportive services1 work1 wage         
subsidies1 work activities 7as defined  
in section #djg7;d771 and non-recurring 
short-term benefits4  4  7b7            
,requirement that at least #be percent  
of qualified ,state expenditures from   
non-,private sources be for core        
activities ,section #djh7;a7 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #fjh7;a771 as amended by      
subsection 7a7 of this section1 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#ad7 ,requirement that at  

least #be percent of qualified ,state   
expenditures from non-private sources   
counting towards maintenance of effort  
requirement be for core activities ,not 
less than #be percent of the qualified  
,state expenditures of a ,state during  
the fiscal year shall be expenditures of
 funds from non-private sources for     
assistance1 case management1 work       
supports and supportive services1 work1 
wage subsidies1 work activities 7as     
defined in section #djg7;d771 and       
non-recurring short-term benefits4  4   
#d4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall take effect on      
,october #a1 #bjai4