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Age Discrimination Act of 1975

The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 provides:

[N]o person in the United States shall, on the basis of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 is published in the United States Code at 42 U.S.C. §6101-§6107