---
kind: "unit"
title: "45"
title_heading: "Public Welfare"
key: "subtB/chII/part265"
level: "part"
label: "Part 265"
heading: "Data Collection and Reporting Requirements"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/subtB-chII-part265"
sections_count: 10
---

# Part 265 — Data Collection and Reporting Requirements

Title 45 C.F.R. — Public Welfare › Subtitle B — Regulations Relating to Public Welfare › Chapter II — Office of Family Assistance (assistance Programs), Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services

## Sections

- [§265.1. What does this part cover?](/cfr/45/265.1.md)
- [§265.2. What definitions apply to this part?](/cfr/45/265.2.md)
- [§265.3. What reports must the State file on a quarterly basis?](/cfr/45/265.3.md)
- [§265.4. When are quarterly reports due?](/cfr/45/265.4.md)
- [§265.5. May States use sampling?](/cfr/45/265.5.md)
- [§265.6. Must States file reports electronically?](/cfr/45/265.6.md)
- [§265.7. How will we determine if the State is meeting the quarterly reporting requirements?](/cfr/45/265.7.md)
- [§265.8. Under what circumstances will we take action to impose a reporting penalty for failure to submit quarterly and annual reports?](/cfr/45/265.8.md)
- [§265.9. What information must the State file annually?](/cfr/45/265.9.md)
- [§265.10. When are the annual reports due?](/cfr/45/265.10.md)