Appendix B to Part 50 - Notice of Award or Contract
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Appendix B to Part 50 - 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 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 the Department to support or engage in any
explicitly religious activities except when consistent with the
Establishment Clause and any other applicable requirements. Such an
organization also may not, in providing services funded by the
Department, 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.