[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR117.5]

[Page 199]
 
                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 117_NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES OF 
 
Sec.  117.5  Illustrative applications.

    (a) Discrimination in providing financial assistance. Development 
companies and small business investment companies, which apply for or 
receive any financial assistance may not discriminate on the ground of 
age in providing financial assistance to small business concerns. Such 
discrimination prohibited by Sec.  117.4 includes but is not limited to 
the failure or refusal, because of the age of the applicant, or the age 
of the applicant's principal owner or operating official to extend a 
loan or equity financing to any business concern; or, in the case of 
financing which has actually been extended, the failure or refusal 
because of the age of the recipient, or the age of recipient's principal 
owner or operating official to accord the recipient fair treatment and 
the customary courtesies regarding such matters as default, grace 
periods and the like.
    (b) Discrimination in accommodations or services. Small Business 
Concerns and others who or which apply for or receive any financial 
assistance administered by the Small Business Administration, such as 
but not limited to physicians, dentists, hospitals, schools, libraries, 
and other individuals or organizations may not discriminate in the 
treatment, accommodations or services they provide to their patients, 
students, members, passengers, or members of the public, except when the 
normal operation or statutory objective of the business or activity of 
the intended beneficiary is designated in age-related terms, whether or 
not operated for profit. Action by such business or activity to be 
excluded from compliance with this regulation must fall within the 
exceptions enumerated in Sec.  117.4 (d), (e), and (f) of this part.
    (c) The discrimination prohibited by Sec.  117.5(b) includes, but is 
not limited to the failure or refusal, because of age, to accept a 
patient, student, member, customer, client, or passenger, except when 
the imposition of this prohibition would interfere with the normal 
operation of the business, e.g., pediatricians, nursery schools, 
geriatric clinics.