45 CFR § 400.48 - Basis and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s400.48"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 400.48 - Basis and scope."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "400.48"
section_name: "Basis and scope."
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"
---


# 400.48 Basis and scope.

This subpart sets forth requirements concerning grants to States under section 412(e) of the Act for refugee cash assistance (RCA). Sections 400.48 through 400.55 apply to both public/private RCA programs and publicly-administered RCA programs.