---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 18.512"
title: "38"
number: "18.512"
heading: "Definitions of “normal operation” and “statutory objective.”"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/18.512"
---

# §18.512. Definitions of “normal operation” and “statutory objective.”


For the purpose of these regulations, the terms normal operation and statutory objective shall have the following meaning:

- (a) Normal operation means the operation of a program or activity without significant changes that would impair its ability to meet its objectives.
- (b) Statutory objective means any purpose of a program or activity expressly stated in any Federal statute, State statute, or local statute or ordinance adopted by an elected, general purpose legislative body.

## 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.