44 CFR § 7.922 - Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination: Reasonable factors other than age.

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title: "44 CFR § 7.922 - Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination: Reasonable factors other than age."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "7.922"
section_name: "Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination: Reasonable factors other than age."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "7"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS (FEMA REG. 5)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "30 FR 321, Jan. 9, 1965, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 45 FR 44575, July 1, 1980."
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# 7.922 Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination: Reasonable factors other than age.

A recipient is permitted to take an action otherwise prohibited by § 7.920 which is based on a factor other than age, even though that action may have a disproportionate effect on persons of different ages only if the factor bears a direct and substantial relationship to the normal operation of the program or activity or to the achievement of a statutory objective.