45 CFR § 617.16 - Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s617.16"
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title: "45 CFR § 617.16 - Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "617.16"
section_name: "Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION"
part_number: "617"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NSF"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6101,  45 CFR part 90."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 49628, Dec. 21, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
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# 617.16 Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation.

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

(a) Attempts to assert a right protected by the Act, or

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