---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1606.1"
title: "45"
number: "1606.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1606.1"
---

# §1606.1. Purpose.


The purpose of this rule is to:

- (a) Ensure that the Corporation is able to take timely action to deal with incidents of substantial noncompliance by recipients with a provision of the LSC Act, the Corporation's appropriations act or other law applicable to LSC funds, a Corporation rule, regulation, guideline or instruction, or the terms and conditions of the recipient's grant or contract with the Corporation;
- (b) Provide timely and fair due process procedures, proportional to the proposed action, when the Corporation has made a preliminary decision to terminate a recipient's LSC grant or contract, to debar a recipient from receiving future LSC awards of financial assistance, or to impose a limited reduction in funding; and
- (c) Ensure that scarce funds are provided to recipients who can provide the most effective and economical legal assistance to eligible clients.
- (d) **None of the following actions are subject to the procedures or requirements of this part—**
  - (1) A reduction of funding required by law, including but not limited to a reduction in, or rescission of, the Corporation's appropriation that is apportioned among all recipients of the same class in proportion to their current level of funding;
  - (2) A reduction or deduction of LSC support for a recipient under the Corporation's fund balance regulation at [45 CFR part 1628](/cfr/45/part1628.md);
  - (3) A recovery of disallowed costs under the Corporation's regulation on costs standards and procedures at [45 CFR part 1630](/cfr/45/part1630.md);
  - (4) A withholding of funds pursuant to the Corporation's Private Attorney Involvement rule at [45 CFR part 1614](/cfr/45/part1614.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996e(b)(1), 2996f(a)(3), and 2996f(d); Pub. L. 105-119, Title V, Secs. 501(b) and (c), 502, 503, and 504, 111 Stat. 2440, 2510-12; Pub. L. 104-134, Title V, Sec. 503(f), 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-53.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 10093, Feb. 13, 2013, unless otherwise noted.