eCFR Analyzer

Office of Administration for Children and Families Family Assistance (Assistance Programs)

72,733Words in 23 parts
9.3Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
21.1Reading grade
62.0%Unchanged since 2017
2Flagged parts
2026-10-28Last change

Section changes per year

From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.

Text and size

Sentences
39.5 words on average; 33.6% over 40 words; 26.3% passive; 16.1 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 9.2% · prohibition 3.2% · paperwork 9.4% · obligation 18.9% · permission 11.0% · other 48.3%
Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
499 top 10% 45 CFR 206 APPLICATION, DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY AND FURNISHING ASSISTANCE—PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
High signals: Paperwork share +1.4 SD · Directive share +1.3 SD · Reading grade +1.2 SD
 1,944 0.76
577 top 10% 45 CFR 265 DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
High signals: Paperwork share +3.3 SD · Reading grade +1.3 SD · Directive share +1.1 SD
 4,589 0.73
1,062 45 CFR 205 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION—PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
High signals: Reading grade +1.9 SD · Paperwork share +1.3 SD
 4,745 0.54
2,131 45 CFR 286 TRIBAL TANF PROVISIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 14,857 0.24
2,155 45 CFR 213 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS TO STATES ON CONFORMITY OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PLANS TO FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
High signals: Restriction density +1.4 SD
 3,130 0.24
2,417 45 CFR 233 COVERAGE AND CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
High signals: Reading grade +1.7 SD
 16,213 0.17
2,814 45 CFR 261 ENSURING THAT RECIPIENTS WORK
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 9,050 0.08
3,116 45 CFR 264 OTHER ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 3,133 0.02
3,200 45 CFR 287 THE NATIVE EMPLOYMENT WORKS (NEW) PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 3,075 -0.00
4,665 45 CFR 201 GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 1,056 -0.36
4,859 45 CFR 262 ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS—GENERAL
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 2,690 -0.41
5,082 45 CFR 263 EXPENDITURES OF STATE AND FEDERAL TANF FUNDS
High signals: Reading grade +1.2 SD
 2,401 -0.47
5,449 45 CFR 260 GENERAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROVISIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
 5,329 -0.59

Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 13. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 42 U.S.C. 601: 29,236 words in 3 parts (40.2% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 301: 16,213 words in 1 parts (22.3% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 602: 6,689 words in 2 parts (9.2% of this agency's text)
  • 31 U.S.C. 7501: 5,823 words in 2 parts (8.0% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 1973gg: 4,745 words in 1 parts (6.5% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 603: 4,589 words in 1 parts (6.3% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 608: 3,133 words in 1 parts (4.3% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 1302: 3,130 words in 1 parts (4.3% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 612: 3,075 words in 1 parts (4.2% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 606: 2,690 words in 1 parts (3.7% of this agency's text)

From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.

Largest parts

  • 45 CFR 233: COVERAGE AND CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (16,213 words)
  • 45 CFR 286: TRIBAL TANF PROVISIONS (14,857 words)
  • 45 CFR 261: ENSURING THAT RECIPIENTS WORK (9,050 words)
  • 45 CFR 260: GENERAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROVISIONS (5,329 words)
  • 45 CFR 205: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION—PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (4,745 words)
  • 45 CFR 265: DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (4,589 words)
  • 45 CFR 264: OTHER ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS (3,133 words)
  • 45 CFR 213: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS TO STATES ON CONFORMITY OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PLANS TO FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS (3,130 words)
  • 45 CFR 287: THE NATIVE EMPLOYMENT WORKS (NEW) PROGRAM (3,075 words)
  • 45 CFR 262: ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS—GENERAL (2,690 words)

Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.