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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 76 — Age Discrimination in Federally Assisted Programs

§ 6102. Prohibition of discrimination

Statutory text

Pursuant to regulations prescribed under section 6103 of this title, and except as provided by section 6103(b) and section 6103(c) of this title, 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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Age Discrimination Act of 1975

    Pub. L. 94–135 title III § 303 · 89 Stat. 713

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 6102

    (Pub. L. 94–135, title III, § 303, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 728.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 94–135, title III, § 303, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 728.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 303. prohibition of discrimination Pursuant to regulations prescribed under section 304, and except as provided by section 304(b) and section 304(c), 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.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 94–135, title III, § 303, , 89 Stat. 728.)

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