[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 43, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 43CFR17.300] [Page 392-393] TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR PART 17--NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR--Table of Contents Subpart C--Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age Sec. 17.300 What is the purpose of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975? Authority: Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.; 45 CFR part 90. Source: 54 FR 3598, Jan. 25, 1989, unless otherwise noted. [[Page 393]] General The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, is designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance. The Act also permits federally assisted programs and activities, and recipients of Federal funds, to continue to use certain age distinctions and factors other than age which meet the requirements of the Act and these regulations.