42 USC § 6101 - Statement of purpose

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It is the purpose of this chapter to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance.

Source

(Pub. L. 94–135, title III, § 302,Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 728; Pub. L. 95–478, title IV, § 401(a),Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1555; Pub. L. 99–272, title XIV, § 14001(b)(4),Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 329.)

Amendments

1986—Pub. L. 99–272struck out “, including programs or activities receiving funds under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (31 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.)” after “Federal financial assistance”.

1978—Pub. L. 95–478struck out “unreasonable” before “discrimination”.

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–272effective Oct. 18, 1986, see section 14001(e) ofPub. L. 99–272.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–478effective at the close of Sept. 30, 1978, see section 504 ofPub. L. 95–478, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.

Short Title

Pub. L. 94–135, title III, § 301,Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 728, provided that: “The provisions of this title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Age Discrimination Act of 1975’.”

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10 CFR - Title 10—Energy

10 CFR 1040 - NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES

10 CFR 4 - NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMMISSION

13 CFR - Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance

13 CFR 117 - NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES OF SBA—EFFECTUATION OF THE AGE DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 1975, AS AMENDED

14 CFR - Title 14—Aeronautics and Space

14 CFR 1252 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

15 CFR - Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade

15 CFR 20 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

22 CFR - Title 22—Foreign Relations

22 CFR 143 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

22 CFR 218 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

29 CFR - Title 29—Labor

29 CFR 35 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

29 CFR 37 - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVISIONS OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998 (WIA)

34 CFR - Title 34—Education

34 CFR 110 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

38 CFR - Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief

38 CFR 18 - NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS—EFFECTUATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

41 CFR - Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management

41 CFR 101-8 - NONDISCRIMINATION IN PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

43 CFR - Title 43—Public Lands: Interior

43 CFR 17 - NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

44 CFR - Title 44—Emergency Management and Assistance

44 CFR 7 - NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS (FEMA REG. 5)

45 CFR - Title 45—Public Welfare

45 CFR 1156 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE

45 CFR 240 -

45 CFR 617 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NSF

45 CFR 90 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

45 CFR 91 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM HHS

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