42 U.S.C. § 1
Title 42
Chapter 21
Current through PL 116-220
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§ 2000cc–1. Protection of religious exercise of institutionalized persons
- (a) No government shall impose a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person residing in or confined to an institution, as defined in section 1997 of this title , even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, unless the government demonstrates that imposition of the burden on that person—
- (1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and
- (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
- (b) This section applies in any case in which—
- (1) the substantial burden is imposed in a program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance; or
- (2) the substantial burden affects, or removal of that substantial burden would affect, commerce with foreign nations, among the several States, or with Indian tribes.
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