104 STAT. 1298 PUBLIC LAW 101-504—NOV. 3, 1990 Public Law 101-504 101st Congress An Act Nov. 3, 1990 [H.R. 5794] Discrimination Claims Assistance. Amendments of 1990. 29 USC 626 note. To amend the Age Discrimination Claims Assisttince Act of 1988 to extend the statute of limitations applicable to certain additional clfiims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Amendments of 1990". SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. (a) EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Section 3 of the Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-283; 29 U.S.C. 626 note) is amended— (1) by inserting "(a) EXTENSION.—" before "Notwithstanding", (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking "540-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act" and inserting "applicable extension period", (3) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting "(A)" after "(1)", and (B) by adding at the end the following: "(B) with respect to the alleged unlawful practice on which the claim in such civil action is based, a charge was timely filed under such Act with the Commission after April 6, 1985,", (4) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: "(3)(A) with respect to a claim described in paragraph (I)(A) the statute of limitations applicable under such section 7(e) ran before the date of the enactment of this Act, or "(B) with respect to a claim described in paragraph (I)(B) the statute of limitations applicable under such section 7(e) runs after April 6, 1988, but before the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Amendments of 1990.", and (5) by adding at the end the following: "(b) DEFINITION.—The term 'extension period' means— "(1) with respect to a charge described in paragraph (1)(A), the 450-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and "(2) with respect to a charge described in paragraph (1)(B), the 450-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Amendments of 1990, and". (b) NOTICE OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Section 4 of the Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-283; 29 U.S.C. 626 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking "Not" and inserting "(1) Not", (B) by inserting "before April 7, 1985," after "filed", and
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