Department of Justice January 17, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is updating its meeting notice, published on December 20, 2019, because it has re-scheduled the meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ), that had been scheduled for January 7, 2020, but was postponed due to inclement weather causing early closure of Washington, DC-area federal offices on the scheduled meeting date.

The rule proposes to amend Department of Justice (``Department'') regulations on equal treatment for faith-based and other neighborhood organizations and to implement Executive Order 13831 (Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative). Among other changes, this rule proposes changes to provide clarity about the rights and obligations of faith-based organizations participating in Department programs, clarify the Department's guidance documents for financial assistance in regard to faith-based organizations, and eliminate certain requirements for faith-based organizations that no longer reflect executive branch guidance. This proposed rulemaking is intended to ensure that the Department's social service programs are implemented in a manner consistent with the requirements of Federal law, including the First Amendment to the Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.