{"data":{"id":"us/44-cfr-7.922","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"44 CFR 7.922","heading":"Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination: Reasonable factors other than age.","body":"A recipient is permitted to take an action otherwise prohibited by § 7.920 which is based on a factor other than age, even though that action may have a disproportionate effect on persons of different ages only if the factor bears a direct and substantial relationship to the normal operation of the program or activity or to the achievement of a statutory objective.","path":["Title 44—Emergency Management and Assistance","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 7—NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS (FEMA REG. 5)","Subpart E—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From FEMA"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-44.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"c45e770a532f2513e7f3422e761ca70720a0cd1e1180b37d783aa9d397b621c3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/44-cfr-7.921","next":"us/44-cfr-7.923"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}