FEDERAL · 42 U.S.C. · Chapter 21C
§2000cc–1. Protection of religious exercise of institutionalized persons
42 U.S.C. § §2000cc–1. Protection of religious exerc
Title42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter21C — PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS EXERCISE IN LAND USE AND BY INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
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42 U.S.C. § §2000cc–1. Protection of religious exerc.
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(a)General rule
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)Scope of application
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 severa
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§ 1997
42 U.S.C. § 1997
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History
(Pub. L. 106–274, §3, Sept. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 804.)
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