Health and Human Services Department
This proposed rule would amend the Department of Health and Human Services' ("Department") general regulations to implement Executive Order 13831, on the Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative. This proposed rule proposes changes to provide clarity about the rights and obligations of faith-based organizations participating in Department programs, clarify the Department's guidance documents for financial assistance with regard to faith-based organizations, and eliminate certain requirements for faith-based organizations that no longer reflect executive branch guidance or Supreme Court precedent. This proposed rulemaking is intended to ensure that the Department's programs are implemented in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal law, including the First Amendment to the Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services 45 CFR Parts 87 and 1050 RIN 0991-AC13 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Department of Health and Human Services' (“Department”) general regulations to implement Executive Order 13831 , on the Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative. This proposed rule proposes changes to provide clarity about the rights and obligations of faith-based organizations participating in Department programs, clarify the Department's guidance documents for financial assistance with regard to faith-based organizations, and eliminate certain requirements for faith-based organizations that no longer reflect executive branch guidance or Supreme Court precedent. This proposed rulemaking is intended to ensure that the Department's programs are implemented in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal law, including the First Amendment to the Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. DATES: Comments must be received by HHS on or before February 18, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to this proposed rule, identified by RIN 0991-AC13, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may submit electronic comments at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for the Docket ID number HHS-OS-2019-0012. Follow the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov online for submitting comments t…
Citation: 85 FR 2974
