42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16b - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 2000e-16b. Discriminatory practices prohibited

(1) race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, within the meaning of section 2000e-16 of this title;

(2) age, within the meaning of section 633a of Title 29; or

(3) disability, within the meaning of section 791 of Title 29 and sections 12112 to 12114 of this title.

(1) may include, in the case of a determination that a violation of subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) has occurred, such remedies as would be appropriate if awarded under sections 2000e-5(g), 2000e-5(k), and 2000e-16(d) of this title, and such compensatory damages as would be appropriate if awarded under section 1981 or sections 1981a(a) and 1981a(b)(2) of this title;

(2) may include, in the case of a determination that a violation of subsection (a)(2) has occurred, such remedies as would be appropriate if awarded under section 633a(c) of Title 29; and

(3) may not include punitive damages.