[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR20.4]

[Page 192]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 20--NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart B--Standards for Determining Age Discrimination
 
Sec. 20.4  Rules against age discrimination.


    The rules stated in this section are limited by the exceptions 
contained in Sec. 20.5.
    (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 paragaph (b) 
of this section do not necessarily constitute a complete list.
    (d) If a recipient operating a program provides special benefits to 
the elderly or to children, such use of age distinctions shall be 
presumed to be necessary to the normal operation of the program, 
notwithstanding the provisions of Sec. 20.5.