[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1293-S1294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1019. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, 
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, 
and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR FAITH-BASED 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Eligibility.--For purposes of determining the 
     eligibility of a faith-based organization (including a house 
     of worship) for

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     assistance under the paycheck protection program in section 
     7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), 
     the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall 
     apply section 121.103 of title 13, Code of Federal 
     Regulations and related provisions of part 121 of that title, 
     as in effect on the date of enactment of this section.
       (b) Free Exercise of Religion.--In carrying out the 
     paycheck protection program, the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration may not require that receipt of 
     funding under section 5001(d)(2) or section 7(a)(36) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36))--
       (1) limits the authority of a faith-based organization to 
     define the standards, responsibilities, and duties for 
     membership in the organization;
       (2) limits the freedom of a faith-based organization to 
     select individuals to perform work connected to the 
     organization's free exercise of religion; or
       (3) constitutes a waiver of any right under Federal law, 
     including rights to religious autonomy and religious 
     exercise, under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 
     (42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.), section 702 of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-1(a)), or the First Amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States.
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