{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-98.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 98.3","heading":"Effect on State law.","body":"(a) Nothing in the Act or this part shall be construed to supersede or modify any provision of a State constitution or State law that prohibits the expenditure of public funds in or by sectarian organizations, except that no provision of a State constitution or State law shall be construed to prohibit the expenditure in or by sectarian institutions of any Federal funds provided under this part.\n(b) If a State law or constitution would prevent CCDF funds from being expended for the purposes provided in the Act, without limitation, then States shall segregate State and Federal funds.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 98—CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND","Subpart A—Goals, Purposes and Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"30ebbbb5150ec448aa84ce129595c1ae45b745699c81b45a3195bdd85ed6c99b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-98.2","next":"us/45-cfr-98.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}