---
kind: "unit"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
key: "chI/part18/subpartE"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart E"
heading: "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/chI-part18-subpartE"
sections_count: 23
---

# Subpart E — Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age

Title 38 C.F.R. — Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief › Chapter I — Department of Veterans Affairs › Part 18 — Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs—effectuation of Title Vi of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

## Sections

- [§18.501. Purpose.](/cfr/38/18.501.md)
- [§18.502. Application.](/cfr/38/18.502.md)
- [§18.503. Definitions.](/cfr/38/18.503.md)
- [§18.511. Rules against age discrimination.](/cfr/38/18.511.md)
- [§18.512. Definitions of “normal operation” and “statutory objective.”](/cfr/38/18.512.md)
- [§18.513. Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination; normal operation or statutory objective of any program or activity.](/cfr/38/18.513.md)
- [§18.514. Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination; reasonable factors other than age.](/cfr/38/18.514.md)
- [§18.515. Burden of proof.](/cfr/38/18.515.md)
- [§18.516. Affirmative action by recipients.](/cfr/38/18.516.md)
- [§18.531. General responsibilities.](/cfr/38/18.531.md)
- [§18.532. Notice of subrecipients.](/cfr/38/18.532.md)
- [§18.533. Assurance of compliance and recipient assessment of age distinctions.](/cfr/38/18.533.md)
- [§18.534. Information requirements.](/cfr/38/18.534.md)
- [§18.541. Compliance reviews.](/cfr/38/18.541.md)
- [§18.542. Complaints.](/cfr/38/18.542.md)
- [§18.543. Mediation.](/cfr/38/18.543.md)
- [§18.544. Investigation.](/cfr/38/18.544.md)
- [§18.545. Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation.](/cfr/38/18.545.md)
- [§18.546. Compliance procedure.](/cfr/38/18.546.md)
- [§18.547. Hearings, decisions, post-termination proceedings.](/cfr/38/18.547.md)
- [§18.548. Remedial action by recipient.](/cfr/38/18.548.md)
- [§18.549. Alternate funds disbursal procedure.](/cfr/38/18.549.md)
- [§18.550. Exhaustion of administrative remedies.](/cfr/38/18.550.md)