{"data":{"id":"us/6-cfr-19.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"6 CFR 19.5","heading":"Nondiscrimination requirements.","body":"An organization that receives financial assistance from DHS for a social service program shall not, in providing services or in outreach activities related to such services, favor or discriminate against a beneficiary of said program or activity on the basis of religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice. Organizations that favor or discriminate against a beneficiary will be subject to applicable sanctions and penalties, as established by the requirements of the particular DHS social service program or activity. However, an organization that participates in a program funded by indirect financial assistance need not modify its program activities to accommodate a beneficiary who chooses to expend the indirect aid on the organization's program.","path":["Title 6—Domestic Security","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY","PART 19—NONDISCRIMINATION IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-6.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:54Z","sha256":"3899f714fcc2f375c48a5b7318bfd8244769cd2ffadfe1a7400bdf9c5951d6dc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/6-cfr-19.4","next":"us/6-cfr-19.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}