45 CFR § 286.155 - May a Tribe condition eligibility for Tribal TANF assistance on assignment of child support to the Tribe?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s286.155"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 286.155 - May a Tribe condition eligibility for Tribal TANF assistance on assignment of child support to the Tribe?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "286.155"
section_name: "May a Tribe condition eligibility for Tribal TANF assistance on assignment of child support to the Tribe?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "286"
part_name: "TRIBAL TANF PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 601, 604, and 612; Public Law 111-5."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 8530, Feb. 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "286"
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# 286.155 May a Tribe condition eligibility for Tribal TANF assistance on assignment of child support to the Tribe?
(a) Tribes have the option to condition eligibility for Tribal TANF assistance on assignment of child support to the Tribe consistent with paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) For Tribes choosing to condition eligibility for Tribal TANF assistance on assignment of child support to the Tribe, the TFAP must address the following—
(1) Procedures for ensuring that assigned child support collections in excess of the amount of Tribal TANF assistance received by the family will not be retained by the Tribe; and
(2) How any amounts generated under an assignment and retained by the Tribe will be used to further the Tribe's TANF program, consistent with § 286.45(f).
[65 FR 8530, Feb. 18, 2000, as amended at 69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004]