45 CFR § 617.2 - Definitions.

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title: "45 CFR § 617.2 - Definitions."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "617.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
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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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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# 617.2 Definitions.

The following terms used in this part are defined in part 90:

Act

Action

Age

Age distinction

Age-related term

Agency

Federal financial assistance

Program or activity

Recipient (including subrecipients)

United States

[49 FR 49628, Dec. 21, 1984, as amended at 68 FR 51383, Aug. 26, 2003]