Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, or National Origin in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

The Agencies amend their regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VI"), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 ("section 504"), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 ("Age Discrimination Act"). Together, these statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, and age in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. In 1988, the Civil Rights Restoration Act ("CRRA") added definitions of "program or activity" and "program" to Title VI and added a definition of "program or activity" to section 504 and the Age Discrimination Act. The added definitions were designed to clarify the broad scope of coverage of recipients' programs or activities under these statutes. These amendments incorporate the CRRA's definitions of "program or activity" and "program" into Title VI, section 504, and Age Discrimination Act regulations of the Agencies, and promote consistent and adequate enforcement of these statutes by the Agencies.\1\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------