---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 400.1"
title: "45"
number: "400.1"
heading: "Basis and purpose of the program."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/400.1"
---

# §400.1. Basis and purpose of the program.

- (a) This part prescribes requirements concerning grants to States and other public and private non-profit agencies, wherever applicable under title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- (b) It is the purpose of this program to provide for the effective resettlement of refugees and to assist them to achieve economic self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.
- (c) Under the authority in [section 412(a)(6)(B)](/cfr/45/412.md?p=a-6-B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Director has established the provision of employment services and English language training as a priority in accomplishing the purpose of this program.

## Notes

### Amendments

[51 FR 3912, Jan. 30, 1986, as amended at 60 FR 33601, June 28, 1995]

### Authority

Authority: Section 412(a)(9), Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(9)).

### Source

Source: 45 FR 59323, Sept. 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[51 FR 3912, Jan. 30, 1986, as amended at 60 FR 33601, June 28, 1995]