5 CFR § 900.701 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s900.701"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 900.701 - Purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "900.701"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "900"
part_name: "INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 503, Pub. L. 91-648, 84 Stat. 1926 (42 U.S.C. 4763), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 15515, Aug. 17, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
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# 900.701 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to effectuate section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to eliminate discrimination on the basis of handicap in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).