,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa1 #bjac ,ms4  
,l&rieu introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! revocation  
or )hold+ ( ,f$]al funds to programs ^: 
p>ticipants c>ry out volunt>y religi\s  
activities4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,fre$om to ,pray ,act4  
#b4 ,prohibition on )hold+ ,f$]al funds 
to programs ^: p>ticipants conduct      
volunt>y religi\s activities  7a7 ,9    
,g5]al ,x %all be unlawful = ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t to revoke or )hold ,f$]al     
f9ancial assi/ance t w\ld o!rwise be    
provid$ to any recipi5t ( su* assi/ance 
on ! basis ( religi\s activities t are  
conduct$ volunt>ily & initiat$ by       
p>ticipants 9 a program or activity     
c>ri$ out by su* recipi5t4  7b7 ,rules (
 con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be   
con/ru$ to au?orize ! ,unit$ ,/ates or  
any ,/ate or political subdivision      

!re(--  7#a7 to sponsor a religi\s      
activity2  7#b7 to prohibit a recipi5t (
 ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance f ensur+ t a 
religi\s activity does n mat]ially &    
sub/antially int]f]e ) ! ord]ly conduct 
( ! program or activities c>ri$ out by  
su* recipi5t2  7#c7 to require any p]son
 to p>ticipate 9 pray] or o!r religi\s  
activity2 or  7#d7 to compel any        
employee or ag5t ( a program or activity
 t is c>ri$ out by a recipi5t ( ,f$]al  
f9ancial assi/ance to p>ticipate 9 an   
activity if ! cont5t ( ! spee* at !     
activity is contr>y to ! beliefs ( !    
employee or ag5t4