It is the purpose of this chapter to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
42 U.S.C. § 6101
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1986-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 AMENDMENT Amendment 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 AMENDMENT Amendment 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 TITLEPub. 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'."