---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1156.2"
title: "45"
number: "1156.2"
heading: "Application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1156.2"
---

# §1156.2. Application.

- (a) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the regulations in this part apply to any program or activity receiving financial assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts.
- (b) **The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 does not apply to—**
  - (1) Any age distinction contained in that part of Federal, State, or local statute or ordinance adopted by an elected general purpose legislative body which:
    - (i) Provides 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 for any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance for public service employment under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA).

## Notes

### Amendments

[63 FR 6876, Feb. 11, 1998, as amended at 68 FR 51385, Aug. 26, 2003]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.; 45 CFR part 90.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 6876, Feb. 11, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[63 FR 6876, Feb. 11, 1998, as amended at 68 FR 51385, Aug. 26, 2003]