[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR110.1] [Page 410] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER I--OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 110--NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Sec. 110.1 What is the purpose of ED's age discrimination regulations? The purpose of these regulations is to set out ED's rules for implementing the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. The Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. The Act permits federally assisted programs or activities, and recipients of Federal funds, to continue to use age distinctions and factors other than age that meet the requirements of the Act. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6101-6103) [58 FR 40197, July 27, 1993, as amended at 65 FR 68056, Nov. 13, 2000]