§ 633a.
(b)
Enforcement by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and by Librarian of Congress in the Library of Congress; remedies; rules, regulations, orders, and instructions of Commission: compliance by Federal agencies; powers and duties of Commission; notification of final action on complaint of discrimination; exemptions: bona fide occupational qualification
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is authorized to enforce the provisions of subsection (a) through appropriate remedies, including reinstatement or hiring of employees with or without backpay, as will effectuate the policies of this section. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall issue such rules, regulations, orders, and instructions as it deems necessary and appropriate to carry out its responsibilities under this section. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall—
(1)
be responsible for the review and evaluation of the operation of all agency programs designed to carry out the policy of this section, periodically obtaining and publishing (on at least a semiannual basis) progress reports from each department, agency, or unit referred to in subsection (a);
(2)
consult with and solicit the recommendations of interested individuals, groups, and organizations relating to nondiscrimination in employment on account of age; and
(3)
provide for the acceptance and processing of complaints of discrimination in Federal employment on account of age.
The head of each such department, agency, or unit shall comply with such rules, regulations, orders, and instructions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which shall include a provision that an employee or applicant for employment shall be notified of any final action taken on any complaint of discrimination filed by him thereunder. Reasonable exemptions to the provisions of this section may be established by the Commission but only when the Commission has established a maximum age requirement on the basis of a determination that age is a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to the performance of the duties of the position. With respect to employment in the Library of Congress, authorities granted in this subsection to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall be exercised by the Librarian of Congress.
([Pub. L. 90–202, § 15], as added [Pub. L. 93–259, § 28(b)(2)], Apr. 8, 1974, [88 Stat. 74]; amended [Pub. L. 95–256, § 5(a)], (e), Apr. 6, 1978, [92 Stat. 191]; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, § 2, 43 F.R. 19807, [92 Stat. 3781]; [Pub. L. 104–1, title II, § 201(c)(2)], Jan. 23, 1995, [109 Stat. 8]; [Pub. L. 105–220, title III, § 341(b)], Aug. 7, 1998, [112 Stat. 1092]; [Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)], July 7, 2004, [118 Stat. 814]; [Pub. L. 109–435, title VI, § 604(f)], Dec. 20, 2006, [120 Stat. 3242]; [Pub. L. 111–2, § 5(c)(3)], Jan. 29, 2009, [123 Stat. 7]; [Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b)], Dec. 16, 2014, [128 Stat. 2537].)