Sec. 303. Eligibility for assistance
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An organization, including a faith-based organization, that is otherwise eligible to receive assistance under any provision of law referenced in subsection
(d)shall not be— required, as a condition of receiving such assistance, to endorse, utilize, provide, make a referral to, become integrated with, or otherwise participate in any program, project, or activity to which the organization has a religious or moral objection; or discriminated against in the solicitation or issuance of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other Federal funding under any provision of law referenced in subsection
(d)for refusing to meet any requirements described in subparagraph (A). Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the Federal Government from making alternative arrangements for any program, project, or activity to which an organization has a moral or religious objection, if such arrangements— do not violate the provisions of paragraph (1); and are not made for any program, project, or activity for which Federal funding is otherwise prohibited. The courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to prevent and redress actual or threatened violations of this section by issuing any form of legal or equitable relief, including— injunctions prohibiting conduct that violates this section; and orders preventing the disbursement of all or a portion of Federal financial assistance to a specific offending department, agency, or program, project, or activity until such time as the conduct prohibited by this section has ceased. An action under this section may be instituted by— any organization that has standing to complain of an actual or threatened violation of this section; or the Attorney General of the United States. A party may commence or continue an action and obtain relief under this subsection without regard to whether a complaint under subsection
(c)has been filed or is pending. The President shall designate an official within each Federal department or agency that receives funding to carry out any provision of law referenced in subsection (d)— to receive complaints alleging a violation of this section; and to pursue the investigation of such complaints, in coordination with the Attorney General. The provisions of law referenced in this subsection are the following: This Act or any amendment made by this Act. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008.