45 CFR § 263.10 - What actions would we take against a State if it uses Federal TANF funds in violation of the Act?

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title: "45 CFR § 263.10 - What actions would we take against a State if it uses Federal TANF funds in violation of the Act?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "263.10"
section_name: "What actions would we take against a State if it uses Federal TANF funds in violation of the Act?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "263"
part_name: "EXPENDITURES OF STATE AND FEDERAL TANF FUNDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 604, 607, 609, and 862a; Pub. L. 109-171."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 17893, Apr. 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 263.10 What actions would we take against a State if it uses Federal TANF funds in violation of the Act?

(a) If a State misuses its Federal TANF funds, we will reduce the SFAG payable for the immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter by the amount misused.

(b) If the State fails to demonstrate that the misuse was not intentional, we will further reduce the SFAG payable for the immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter in an amount equal to five percent of the adjusted SFAG.

(c) The reasonable cause and corrective compliance provisions of §§ 262.4 through 262.6 of this chapter apply to the penalties specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.