Appendix B to Part 16 - Notice of Award or Contract
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Appendix B to Part 16 - 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 the U.S. Constitution and Federal law,
including 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 USDA 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 USDA, 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 82134, Dec. 17, 2020]