Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§6101 Statement of purpose
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 76— - AGE DISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS › § 6101
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Title 42, §6101
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It is the purpose of this chapter to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1986—Pub. L. 99–272 struck out “, including programs or activities receiving funds under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (31 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.)” after “Federal financial assistance”. 1978—Pub. L. 95–478 struck out “unreasonable” before “discrimination”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–272 effective Oct. 18, 1986, see section 14001(e) of Pub. L. 99–272, title XIV, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 329.
Effective Date
of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–478 effective at the close of Sept. 30, 1978, see section 504 of Pub. L. 95–478, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
Short Title
Pub. L. 94–135, title III, § 301, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 728, provided that: “The provisions of this title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Age Discrimination Act of 1975’.”
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42 U.S.C. § 6101
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 6, 2026
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