Appendix B to Part 2 - Notice of Award or Contract
29:1.1.1.1.3.4.1.12.4 : Appendix B
Appendix B to Part 2 - Notice of Award or Contract
(a) A faith-based organization that participates in this program
retains its independence from the Government and may continue to
carry out its mission consistent with religious freedom and
conscience protections in Federal law, including the Free Speech
and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment to the
Constitution, 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., 42 U.S.C. 238n, 42
U.S.C. 18113, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-1(a) and 2000e-2(e), 42 U.S.C.
12113(d), and the Weldon Amendment, among others. Religious
accommodations may also be sought under many of these religious
freedom and conscience protection laws.
(b) A faith-based organization may not use direct financial
assistance from DOL to engage in any explicitly religious
activities except when consistent with the Establishment Clause of
the First Amendment and any other applicable requirements. Such an
organization also may not, in providing services financially
assisted by DOL, discriminate against a program beneficiary or
prospective program beneficiary on the basis of religion, a
religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a
refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice.
[85 FR 82142, Dec. 17, 2020]