45 CFR § 270.1 - What does this part cover?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s270.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 270.1 - What does this part cover?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "270.1"
section_name: "What does this part cover?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "270"
part_name: "HIGH PERFORMANCE BONUS AWARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 603(a)(4)."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 52851, Aug. 30, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "270"
---


# 270.1 What does this part cover?

This part covers the regulatory provisions relating to the bonus to reward high performing States in the TANF program, as authorized in section 403(a)(4) of the Social Security Act.