---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 603.20"
title: "20"
number: "603.20"
heading: "What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/603.20"
---

# §603.20. What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?

- (a) **Purpose.** [Subpart C](/cfr/20/subpartC.md) implements [Section 303(f)](/cfr/20/303.md?p=f), SSA. [Section 303(f)](/cfr/20/303.md?p=f) requires States to have in effect an income and eligibility verification system, which meets the requirements of [Section 1137](/cfr/20/1137.md), SSA, under which information is requested and exchanged for the purpose of verifying eligibility for, and the amount of, benefits available under several federally assisted programs, including the Federal-State UC program.
- (b) **Scope.** This subpart C applies only to a State UC agency.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 116, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014); 20 U.S.C 1232g.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 56842, Sept. 27, 2006, unless otherwise noted.