---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 17.302"
title: "43"
number: "17.302"
heading: "To what programs or activities do these regulations apply?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/17.302"
---

# §17.302. To what programs or activities do these regulations apply?

- (a) The Act and these regulations apply to each DOI recipient and to each program or activity operated by the recipient which receives Federal financial assistance provided by DOI.
- (b) **The Act and 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; or
  - (2) Any employment practice of any employer, employment agency, or labor-management joint apprenticeship training program, except for any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance for public service employment under the Job Partnership Training 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.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 3598, Jan. 25, 1989, unless otherwise noted.