45 CFR § 1156.18 - Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation.

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title: "45 CFR § 1156.18 - Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation."
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title_name: "Public Welfare"
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section_name: "Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES"
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part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE"
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# 1156.18 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 the Act; or

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