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title: "42 U.S.C. § 2000bb4"
description: "Establishment clause unaffected"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
chapter_number: "21B"
chapter_name: "RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION"
section: "2000bb4"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 2000bb4"
status: "current"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb4 - Establishment clause unaffected
## Text
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect, interpret, or in any way address that portion of the First Amendment prohibiting laws respecting the establishment of religion (referred to in this section as the “Establishment Clause”). Granting government funding, benefits, or exemptions, to the extent permissible under the Establishment Clause, shall not constitute a violation of this chapter. As used in this section, the term “granting”, used with respect to government funding, benefits, or exemptions, does not include the denial of government funding, benefits, or exemptions.
(Pub. L. 103141, § 7, Nov. 16, 1993, 107 Stat. 1489.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 103141, Nov. 16, 1993, 107 Stat. 1488, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2000bb of this title and Tables.