TITLE 45 - PUBLIC WELFARE

SUBTITLE B - REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC WELFARE

CHAPTER IV - OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

PART 400 - REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM

subpart i - REFUGEE SOCIAL SERVICES

400.147 - Priority in provision of services.

A State must plan its social service program and allocate its social service funds in such a manner that services are provided to refugees in the following order of priority, except in certain individual extreme circumstances: (a) All newly arriving refugees during their first year in the U.S., who apply for services; (b) Refugees who are receiving cash assistance; (c) Unemployed refugees who are not receiving cash assistance; and (d) Employed refugees in need of services to retain employment or to attain economic independence.

[54 FR 5481, Feb. 3, 1989, as amended at 60 FR 33603, June 28, 1995]