TITLE 45 - PUBLIC WELFARE

SUBTITLE B - REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC WELFARE

CHAPTER XI - NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

SUBCHAPTER B - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

PART 1156 - NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE

subpart b - STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES

1156.6 - Rules against age discrimination.

The rules stated in this section are limited by the exceptions contained in 1156.7 (b) and (c).

  (a) General rule. No person in the United States shall, on the basis of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

  (b) Specific rules. A recipient may not, in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements use age distinctions or take any other actions which have the effect, on the basis of age, of: (1) Excluding individuals from, denying them the benefits of, or subjecting them to discrimination under a program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance; or (2) Denying or limiting individuals in their opportunity to participate in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

  (c) The specific forms of age discrimination listed in paragraph (b) of this section do not necessarily constitute a complete list of discriminatory actions.