,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cijb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,braun1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mrs4 
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4        
,lankford1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit     
agencies from maintaining or sharing    
information relating to religious       
affiliation1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,prohibiting ,religious         
,exemption and ,accommodations          
,databases ,act4  #b4 ,sense of the     
,senate ,it is the sense of the ,senate 
that-- 7#a7 the freedoms of the ,first  
,amendment to the ,constitution of the  
,united ,states1 including the right to 
free exercise of religion1 are among the
 pre-eminent blessings of liberty       
guaranteed by the ,constitution of the  

,united ,states1 and that religious     
freedom need not be sacrificed in       
service to our ,government1 but must be 
respected by law2 and  7#b7 immediate   
steps must be taken to prevent          
unwarranted dissemination of information
 on religious exemptions or             
accommodations sought or provided by or 
to any individual in conformance with   
principles of both section #eeb;a of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7commonly known as the ,privacy ,act of 
#aigd71 in particular subsection 7e77#g7
 of such section1 as well as the        
guidance issued by the ,equal           
,employment ,opportunity ,commission on 
,december #ad1 #bjba4  #c4 ,maintenance 
of information relating to religious    
accommodations  7a7 ,amendments to the  
,privacy ,act of #aigd ,section #eeb;a  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code      
7commonly known as the ,privacy ,act of 
#aigd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a77#g7-- 7,a7 by striking means1 with  
and inserting -- 7,a7 means1 with  2    

7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 as so        
designated1 by adding and at the end2   
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,b7 does not include the   
sharing1 disclosure1 or dissemination of
 information concerning a religious     
accommodation beyond the minimum        
necessary for the purpose2  2  7#b7 in  
subsection 7c77#a7-- 7,a7 in the matter 
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 strike     
except for disclosures made under       
subsections 7b77#a7 or 7b77#b7 of this  
section12  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by
 striking and at the end2  7,c7 in      
subparagraph 7,b71 by adding and at the 
end2 and  7,d7 by adding at the end the 
following3  7,c7 a disclosure made under
 subsection 7b77#a7 or 7b77#b7 only if  
the disclosure concerns or describes how
 any individual exercises rights        
guaranteed by the ,first ,amendment1    
including as related to a religious     
accommodation under any ,federal law2  2
  7#c7 in subsection 7o71 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#c7            

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 no record relating to the    
religious affiliation of an individual  
that is contained in a system of records
 may be disclosed to a recipient agency 
or non-,federal agency for use in a     
computer matching program4  2 and  7#d7 
by adding at the end the following3  7x7
 ,religious accommodation ,for purposes 
of subsection 7e77#g71 an individual    
voluntarily requesting1 or providing any
 information relating to1 any religious 
accommodation1 including to a           
,,covid-#ai vaccine requirement1 shall  
not constitute an express authorization 
for an agency to maintain a record of   
any information related to the religious
 beliefs1 identity1 or affiliation of   
the individual4  4  7b7 ,,foia exemption
 ,section #eeb7;b7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code 7commonly known as the    
,freedom of ,information ,act7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#h71 by    
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#i71 by striking the period  

at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7
 by inserting after paragraph 7#i7 the  
following3  7#aj7 related to the        
religious affiliation of an individual  
that is provided to or collected by an  
agency 7as defined in section #eeb;a7a7 
of this title71 including for purposes  
of a religious accommodation to a       
,,covid-#ai vaccine requirement4  4  7c7
 ,privacy of information ,an agency 7as 
defined in section #eeb;a7a7 of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly     
known as the ,privacy ,act of #aigd77   
that collects or is provided any        
information relating to the religious   
beliefs1 identity1 or affiliation of an 
individual for purposes of a religious  
accommodation1 including to a           
,,covid-#ai vaccine requirement-- 7#a7  
shall maintain and use the information--
 7,a7 in a manner that protects the     
confidentiality of the information and  
privacy of the individual to the maximum
 extent practicable2 and  7,b7 separate 
from any other record of an individual  

relating to a religious exemption or    
accommodation request2 and  7#b7 may not
 disclose the information with any      
person outside of the agency1 including 
any other ,federal or non-,federal      
agency or private organization4  7d7    
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
,act or the amendments made by this ,act
 shall be construed to impede or        
authorize a delay in the timely         
processing of a request made by an      
individual to an agency 7as defined in  
section #eeb;a7a7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code 7commonly known as the    
,privacy ,act of #aigd77 for a religious
 accommodation4