22 CFR § 143.35 - Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation.

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title: "22 CFR § 143.35 - Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "143.35"
section_name: "Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
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subchapter_name: "CIVIL RIGHTS"
part_number: "143"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 6101 ); 22 U.S.C. 2658; 45 CFR part 90."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 31713, May 14, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 143.35 Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation.

A recipient may not engage in acts of intimidation or retaliation against any person who:

(a) Attempts to assert a right protected by these regulations; or

(b) Cooperates in any mediation, investigation, hearing, or other part of the agency's investigation, conciliation, and enforcement process.