[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR260.40]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), 
 
PART 260_GENERAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROVISIONS
--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart A_What Rules Generally Apply to the TANF Program?
 
Sec. 260.40  When are these provisions in effect?

    (a) In determining whether a State is subject to a penalty under 
parts 261 through 265 of this chapter, we will not apply the regulatory 
provisions in parts 260 through 265 of this chapter retroactively. We 
will judge State actions that occurred prior to the effective date of 
these rules and expenditures of funds received prior to the effective 
date only against a reasonable interpretation of the statutory 
provisions in title IV-A of the Act.
    (b) The effective date of these rules is October 1, 1999.