42 USC § 6101 - Statement of purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s6101"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 6101 - Statement of purpose"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "6101"
section_name: "Statement of purpose"
chapter_number: 76
chapter_name: "AGE DISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–135, title III, § 302, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 728; Pub. L. 95–478, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1555; Pub. L. 99–272, title XIV, § 14001(b)(4), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 329.)"
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# § 6101. Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this chapter to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–135, title III, § 302, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 728; Pub. L. 95–478, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1555; Pub. L. 99–272, title XIV, § 14001(b)(4), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 329.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1986— struck out “, including programs or activities receiving funds under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 ( et seq.)” after “Federal financial assistance”.

1978— struck out “unreasonable” before “discrimination”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , title XIV, , .

### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by  effective at the close of , see , set out as a note under .

### Short Title

> “The provisions of this title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Age Discrimination Act of 1975’.”

, , , provided that: