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Hearing
Before the
United States

Commission on Civil Rights

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN
FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS

HEARING HELD IN

WASHINGTON, D.C.

SEPTEMBER 26-28, 1977

VOLUME II: Exhibits

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U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

The United States Commission on Civil Rights is a temporary independent, bipartisan agency established by the Congress in 1957 to:

Investigate complaints alleging denial of the right to vote by reason of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices;

• Study and collect information concerning legal developments constituting a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or in the administration of justice;

Appraise Federal laws and policies with respect to the denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or in the administration of justice;

Serve as a national clearinghouse for information concerning denials of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; and

• Submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the President and Congress.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION

Arthur S. Flemming, Chairman

Stephen Horn, Vice Chairman

Frankie M. Freeman

Manuel Ruiz, Jr.

Murray Saltzman

John A. Buggs, Staff Director

By the Older Americans Amendments of 1975, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was directed to: investigate unreasonable age discrimination in federally-assisted programs; report the findings of the investigation to Congress, the President, and affected Federal agencies; recommend statutory changes or administrative actions based on its findings; and draft general regulations for implementation of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.

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16. Provisional Data on Federally Funded CMHCs by Sex and Age,
1969-1975

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