# 45 CFR § 606.1: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 45 CFR § 606.1
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 45—Public Welfare > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare > CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION > PART 606—ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

## Text

The purpose of this part is to effectuate section 119 of the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978, which amended section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of handicap in programs or activities conducted by Executive agencies or the United States Postal Service.

## Nearby sections

- [45 CFR § 601.1 § 601.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.1.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.2 § 601.2 Classification authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.2.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.3 § 601.3 Security program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.3.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.4 § 601.4 Classification Review Committee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.4.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.5 § 601.5 Derivative classification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.5.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.6 § 601.6 Downgrading and declassification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.6.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.7 § 601.7 Mandatory declassification review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.7.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.8 § 601.8 Access to classified materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.8.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.9 § 601.9 Access by historical researchers and former Presidential appointees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.9.md)
- [45 CFR § 606.1 § 606.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.1.md)
- [45 CFR § 606.2 § 606.2 Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.2.md)
- [45 CFR § 606.3 § 606.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.3.md)
- [45 CFR § 606.10 § 606.10 Self-evaluation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.10.md)
- [45 CFR § 606.11 § 606.11 Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.11.md)

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