{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-617.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 617.16","heading":"Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation.","body":"A recipient may not engage in acts of intimidation or retaliation against a person who:\n(a) Attempts to assert a right protected by the Act, or\n(b) Cooperates in any mediation, investigation, hearing or other part of NSF's investigation, conciliation, and enforcement process.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION","PART 617—NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NSF"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"6a7a8412f52bdc20339ea195ed7d77acc3e8f65019934dddad283bfb5ed52745","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-617.15","next":"us/45-cfr-appendix-i-to-part-617"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}