[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 45, Volume 3] [Revised as of October 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 45CFR617.1] [Page 141-142] TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PART 617_NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NSF--Table of Contents Sec. 617.1 Purpose. Sec. 617.1 Purpose. 617.2 Definitions. 617.3 Standards. 617.4 General duties of recipients. 617.5 Self-evaluation. 617.6 Information requirements. 617.7 Compliance reviews. 617.8 Pre-award reviews. 617.9 Complaints. [[Page 142]] 617.10 Mediation. 617.11 Investigation. 617.12 Compliance procedure. 617.13 Hearings, decisions, post-termination proceedings. 617.14 Remedial action by recipients. 617.15 Exhaustion of administrative remedies. 617.16 Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation. Appendix I to Part 617--List of Age Distinctions Provided in Federal Statutes or Regulations Affecting Federal Financial Assistance Administered by NSF Authority: Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6101, et seq.; 45 CFR part 90. Source: 49 FR 49628, Dec. 21, 1984, unless otherwise noted. This part prescribes NSF's policies and procedures under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Department of Health and Human Services government-wide age discrimination regulations at 45 CFR part 90. The Act and part 90 prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. The Act and part 90 permit federally assisted programs or activities and recipients of Federal funds to continue to use age distinctions and factors other than age which meet the requirements of the Act and part 90. [49 FR 49628, Dec. 21, 1984, as amended at 68 FR 51383, Aug. 26, 2003]