---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 309.01"
title: "45"
number: "309.01"
heading: "What does this part cover?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/309.01"
---

# §309.01. What does this part cover?

- (a) The regulations in this part prescribe the rules for implementing [section 455(f)](/cfr/45/455.md?p=f) of the Social Security Act. Section 455(f) of the Act authorizes direct grants to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to operate child support enforcement programs.
- (b) These regulations establish the requirements that must be met by Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to be eligible for grants under [section 455(f)](/cfr/45/455.md?p=f) of the Act. They establish requirements for: Tribal IV-D plan and application content, submission, approval, and amendment; program funding; program operation; uses of funds; accountability; reporting; and other program requirements and procedures.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 655(f) and 1302.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004, unless otherwise noted.