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This final rule implements changes including a renewed focus on work, program integrity, and strengthening families through healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood to the TANF program as required by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) (Pub. L. 109–171).

This interim final rule inform states, local governments, and tribes that administer the TANF program of the statutory change to section 404(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604(e)) as enacted by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5). This change allows states, tribes, and territories to use TANF program funds carried over from a prior year for any allowable TANF benefit, service, or activity. Previously these funds could be used only to provide assistance.

This interim final rule implements the statutory changes enacted in the reauthorization of the TANF program though FY 2010 in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

This final rule implements the Charitable Choice statutory provisions in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) as amended. The statutory and regulatory provisions apply to the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) program administered by ACF. The statute and final rule establish requirements for State and local governments that administer or provide TANF services and benefits through contracts or through certificates, vouchers, or other forms of disbursement. The requirements and protections also apply to organizations, including faith-based organizations, that provide services and benefits with TANF funds and to the beneficiaries of those services.

This Information Memorandum informs State and Tribal agencies and other interested parties of the final regulations published on July 31, 2002 and provides notification that this disregard should be applied in determining TANF eligibility and the amount of benefits in accordance with the referenced statutory requirement.

This document contains technical correcting amendments to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families final rule published on April 12, 1999 (64 FR 17720). The final rule implements key statutory provisions related to work, penalties, and data collection.

This Program Announcement sets forth revised standard procedures for resolving disagreements over state-submitted caseload and expenditure data used to establish the amount of a TFAG.  This issuance supersedes and rescinds the original PA on this topic (see TANF-ACF-PA-99-1 dated June 18, 1999).  A new PA is necessary because of a reorganization of the Office of Family Assistance and the need to clarify certain aspects of the process.

This final rule governs key provisions of the TANF program. It incorporates the core TANF accountability provisions, including work requirements, time limits, State penalties, and data collection and reporting requirements. It does not address other key provisions, such as the High Performance Bonus, the Bonus to Reward Decreases in Illegitimacy Ratios, the Child Poverty Rates, and the Tribal TANF program.