[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5306 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5306

 To prohibit the use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy 
Scouts of America on the basis of beliefs promoted by that organization 
or that organization's constitutionally protected expression of beliefs 
      or exercise of associational rights, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2000

Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sam 
 Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Smith of 
New Jersey, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
  Kingston, Mr. Goode, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
 Souder, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. DeMint, 
 Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Gary Miller of California) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy 
Scouts of America on the basis of beliefs promoted by that organization 
or that organization's constitutionally protected expression of beliefs 
      or exercise of associational rights, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Scouts Honor Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    No Federal funds may be used (including use for the payment of 
salaries)--
            (1) to discriminate against, investigate, or deny or 
        withdraw access to public property for, the Boy Scouts of 
        America on the basis of beliefs promoted by that organization 
        or that organization's constitutionally protected expression of 
        beliefs or exercise of associational rights; or
            (2) to compel the Boy Scouts of America to employ, enroll, 
        or accept as a member or volunteer an individual whose sexual 
        orientation, sexual behavior, religious beliefs, or absence of 
        religious beliefs is determined by the Boy Scouts of America to 
        be inconsistent with the organization's policies, programs, 
        morals, or mission.
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