6 CFR § 19.5 - Nondiscrimination requirements.

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title: "6 CFR § 19.5 - Nondiscrimination requirements."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "19.5"
section_name: "Nondiscrimination requirements."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "19"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS"
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regulatory_source: "81 FR 19410, Apr. 4, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 19.5 Nondiscrimination requirements.

An organization that receives financial assistance from DHS for a social service program shall not, in providing services or in outreach activities related to such services, favor or discriminate against a beneficiary of said program or activity 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. Organizations that favor or discriminate against a beneficiary will be subject to applicable sanctions and penalties, as established by the requirements of the particular DHS social service program or activity. However, an organization that participates in a program funded by indirect financial assistance need not modify its program activities to accommodate a beneficiary who chooses to expend the indirect aid on the organization's program.

[89 FR 15706, Mar. 4, 2024]