---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 18.502"
title: "38"
number: "18.502"
heading: "Application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/18.502"
---

# §18.502. Application.

- (a) These regulations apply to any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance provided by VA directly or through another recipient.
- (b) **These regulations do not apply to—**
  - (1) An age distinction contained in that part of a Federal, State, or local statute or ordinance adopted by an elected, general purpose legislative body which:
    - (i) Provides any benefits or assistance to persons based on age; or
    - (ii) Establishes criteria for participation in age-related terms; or
    - (iii) **Describes intended beneficiaries or target groups in age-related terms.**
  - (2) Any employment practice of any employer, employment agency, labor organization, or any labor-management joint apprenticeship training program, except any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance for public service employment under the Job Training Partnership Act, [29 U.S.C. 1501](/usc/29/1501.md), et seq.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6101, et seq.; 45 CFR part 90 (1979).

### Source

Source: 50 FR 34133, Aug. 23, 1985, unless otherwise noted.