45 CFR § 400.1 - Basis and purpose of the program.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s400.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 400.1 - Basis and purpose of the program."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "400.1"
section_name: "Basis and purpose of the program."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "400"
part_name: "REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Section 412(a)(9), Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(9))."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 59323, Sept. 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "400"
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# 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) 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.
[51 FR 3912, Jan. 30, 1986, as amended at 60 FR 33601, June 28, 1995]