---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 265.1"
title: "45"
number: "265.1"
heading: "What does this part cover?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/265.1"
---

# §265.1. What does this part cover?

- (a) This part explains how we will collect the information required by section 411(a) of the Act (data collection and reporting); the information required to implement section 407 of the Act (work participation requirements), as authorized by [section 411(a)(1)(A)(xii)](/cfr/45/411.md?p=a-1-A-xii); the information required to implement [section 409](/cfr/45/409.md) (penalties), [section 403](/cfr/45/403.md) (grants to States), [section 405](/cfr/45/405.md) (administrative provisions), [section 411(b)](/cfr/45/411.md?p=b) (report to Congress), and [section 411(f)](/cfr/45/411.md?p=f) (reporting performance indicators); and the data necessary to carry out our financial management and oversight responsibilities.
- (b) This part describes the information in the quarterly and annual reports that each State must file, as follows:
  - (1) The case record information (disaggregated and aggregated) on individuals and families in the quarterly TANF Data Report;
  - (2) The expenditure data in the quarterly TANF Financial Report (or, as applicable, the Territorial Financial Report);
  - (3) The definitions and other information on the State's TANF and MOE programs that must be filed annually;
  - (4) The definitions and other information necessary for the Work Outcomes of TANF Exiters Report; and
  - (5) The definitions and other information necessary for the Secondary School Diploma or its Recognized Equivalent Attainment Rate.
- (c) If a State claims MOE expenditures under a separate State program(s), this part describes the case record information (disaggregated and aggregated) on individuals and families in the quarterly SSP-MOE Data Report that each State must file.
- (d) This part describes when reports are due, how we will determine if reporting requirements have been met, and how we will apply the statutory penalty for failure to file a timely report. It also specifies electronic filing and sampling requirements.

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 17900, Apr. 12, 1999, as amended at 71 FR 37482, June 29, 2006; 89 FR 53876, June 28, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 603, 605, 607, 609, 611, and 613.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 17900, Apr. 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 17900, Apr. 12, 1999, as amended at 71 FR 37482, June 29, 2006; 89 FR 53876, June 28, 2024]