[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR7.920]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 7_NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS (FEMA REG. 5)

--Table of Contents

 

     Subpart E_Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or 

       Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From FEMA

 

Sec.  7.920  Rules against discrimination.



    The rules stated in this section are limited by the exceptions 

contained in Sec.  Sec.  7.921 and 7.922 of these regulations.

    (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, 

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. The specific forms of age discrimination listed in paragraph 

(b) of this section do not necessarily constitute a complete list.