Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Refugee Resettlement Programs

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• Document number: 2026-06027
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: March 27, 2026
• Effective: May 26, 2026
• Comments close: May 26, 2026
• Agency: Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration

Official abstract

The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families rescinds obsolete provisions of the State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants regulations (45 CFR part 402). The Administration for Children and Families has undertaken a sweeping review aimed at eliminating outdated rules and reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens to streamline, simplify, and efficiently deregulate across multiple fronts simultaneously to better serve the public. The docket on https://www.regulations.gov will include a plain language summary of the direct final rule as required by 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4).

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