,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ai1 #bjbc,mr4  
,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 
,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4       
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4  
,re$1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 
,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4        
,padilla1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,m55dez1  
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4    
,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4
 ,c>d91 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,ms4   
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,br[n1 &   
,mr4 ,lujn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,religi\s ,fre$om ,re/oration ,act (    
#aiic to protect civil rights & o!rwise 
prev5t mean+ful h>m to ?ird p>ties1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,d ,no ,h>m ,act4  #b4 
,exception f application ( act :]e      
,f$]al law prev5ts h>m to o!rs ,section 
#c ( ! ,religi\s ,fre$om ,re/oration    
,act ( #aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;bb-#a7

 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7d7 ,additional exception f application 
( ,act :]e ,f$]al law prev5ts h>m to    
o!rs ,subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 d n   
apply to-- 7#a7 any provision ( law or  
its implem5tation t provides = or       
requires-- 7,a7 a protection aga9/      
discrim9ation or ! promotion ( equal    
opportunity1 includ+ ! ,civil ,rights   
,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;a et  
seq471 ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act 
( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 
! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq471          
,executive ,ord] #aabdf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjjj;e note2 relat+ to equal employm5t 
opportunity71 & ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 
,act ( #aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acibe et   
seq472  7,b7 an employ] to provide a    
wage1 o!r comp5sation1 or a b5efit1     
includ+ leave1 or a /&>d protect+       
collective activity 9 ! workplace2  7,c7
 a protection aga9/ *ild labor1 *ild    
abuse1 or *ild exploitation2 or  7,d7   
access to1 in=mation ab\t1 a ref]ral =1 

provision (1 or cov]age =1 any heal? c>e
 item or s]vice2  7#b7 any t]m ( a      
gov]nm5t contract1 grant1 coop]ative    
agreem5t1 or o!r aw>d1 t provides funds 
directly or indirectly1 & t requires a  
good1 s]vice1 function1 or activity to  
be p]=m$ = or provid$ to a b5efici>y (  
or a p>ticipant 9 a program or activity 
fund$1 directly or indirectly1 by a     
gov]nm5t contract1 grant1 coop]ative    
agreem5t1 or o!r aw>d2 or  7#c7 ! ext5t 
t application w\ld result 9 d5y+ a p]son
 ! full & equal enjoym5t ( a good1      
s]vice1 b5efit1 facility1 privilege1    
advantage1 or accommodation provid$ by !
 gov]nm5t4  4  #c4 ,cl>ification (      
preclusion ( litigation betwe5 private  
p>ties  7a7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( !     
am5dm5t made by subsection 7b7 is to    
cl>ify ! applicability ( ! ,religi\s    
,fre$om ,re/oration ,act ( #aiic 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;bb et seq474  7b7       
,preclusion ,section #c7;c7 ( !         
,religi\s ,fre$om ,re/oration ,act (    
#aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;bb-#a7;c77 is

 am5d$1 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+       
judicial proce$+ & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! 
fir/ p]iod & ins]t+ judicial proce$+ to 
:i* a gov]nm5t is a p>ty & obta9        
appropriate relief aga9/ t gov]nm5t44