---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 91.3"
title: "45"
number: "91.3"
heading: "To what programs or activities do these regulations apply?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/91.3"
---

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

- (a) The Act and these regulations apply to each HHS recipient and to each program or activity operated by the recipient which receives Federal financial assistance provided by HHS.
- (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.**
  - (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 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), ([29 U.S.C. 801](/usc/29/801.md) et seq.)

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 57858, Dec. 28, 1982, as amended at 70 FR 24322, May 9, 2005]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 47 FR 57858, Dec. 28, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[47 FR 57858, Dec. 28, 1982, as amended at 70 FR 24322, May 9, 2005]