Sec. 408. ### (a)

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## SEC. 408 ###

(a)None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— ####

(1)does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; ####

(2)contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; ####

(3)does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; ####

(4)contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or “new age” belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or ####

(5)is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. ###

(b)Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.