,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbj,mr4    
,budd 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4     
,all51 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1  
,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,banks1 
,mr4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1   
,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4      
,gohm]t1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,kelly (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,nor?      
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,walb]g1    
,mr4 ,cl9e1 ,mr4 ,cl\d1 & ,mr4 ,abraham7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 
9 addition to ! ,committees on ,ways &  
,means1 ,education & ,labor1 & ,natural 
,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to ensure equal treatm5t (    
fai?-bas$ organizations p>ticipat+ 9    
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 

title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,equal  
,treatm5t ( ,fai?-,bas$ ,organizations  
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,ensur+ t any        
re/rictions on ! use ( ,,hhs-f9ancial   
assi/ance apply equally to fai?-bas$ &  
non-fai?-bas$ organizations ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices-- 7#a7 %all 
n 7includ+ by means ( any grant docum5t1
 agreem5t1 cov5ant1 memor&um ( und]/&+1 
policy1 or regulation7-- 7,a7 require   
fai?-bas$ organizations to provide an   
assurance or notice z a condition on    
receipt ( f9ancial assi/ance f !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
?is ,act ref]r$ to z ,,hhs-f9ancial     
assi/ance7 if su* assurance or notice is
 n requir$ ( a non-fai?-bas$            
organization2  7,b7 disqualify fai?-bas$
 organizations f p>ticipat+ 9 any       
program or s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices because su*          
organizations are motivat$ or influ5c$  
by religi\s fai? to provide social      
s]vices1 or because ( _! religi\s       
affiliation or ex]cise2 or  7,c7 o!rwise

 apply any requirem5t or re/riction on !
 use ( ,,hhs-f9ancial assi/ance to      
fai?-bas$ organizations unless su*      
requirem5t or re/riction is appli$      
equally to non-fai?-bas$ organizations2 
&  7#b7 %all prohibit ea* ,/ate or local
 gov]nm5t adm9i/]+ ,,hhs-f9ancial       
assi/ance f-- 7,a7 implem5t+ a          
requirem5t or re/riction describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 or 7#a77;,c72 or     
7,b7 disqualify+ a fai?-bas$            
organization z describ$ 9 p>agraph      
7#a77;,b74  #c4 ,ensur+ t organizations 
are n requir$ to make c]ta9 ref]rals to 
alt]native provid]s ,! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices-- 7#a7 %all n  
7includ+ by means ( any grant docum5t1  
agreem5t1 cov5ant1 memor&um ( und]/&+1  
policy1 or regulation7 require any      
organization t provides s]vices "u a    
program support$ by ,,hhs-f9ancial      
assi/ance to ref] a b5efici>y or        
prospective b5efici>y ( ! program to an 
alt]native provid] if ! b5efici>y or    
prospective b5efici>y objects to !      

religi\s "* ( ! organization2 &  7#b7   
%all prohibit ea* ,/ate or local        
gov]nm5t adm9i/]+ ,,hhs-f9ancial        
assi/ance f implem5t+ a requirem5t      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74