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 PUBLIC LAW 103-317—AUG. 26, 1994 108 STAT. 1775 protection from unwarranted and unjustified government intrusions and burdens; (7) the Equal Emplo3mient Opportunity Commission has written proposed guidehnes to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, published in the Federal Register on October 1, 1993, that expand the definition of religious harassment beyond established legal standards set forth by the Supreme Court, and that may result in the infringement of religious liberty; (8) such guidelines do not appropriately resolve issues related to religious liberty and religious expression in the workplace; (9) properly drawn guidelines for the determination of religious harassment should provide appropriate guidance to employers and employees and assist in the continued preservation of religious liberty as guaranteed by the first amendment; (10) the Commission states in its proposed guidelines that it retains wholly separate guidelines for the determination of sexual harassment because the Commission believes that sexual harassment raises issues about human interaction that are to some extent unique; and (11) the subject of religious harassment also raises issues about human interaction that are to some extent unique in comparison to other harassment. (b) CATEGORY OF RELIGIOUS HARASSMENT IN PROPOSED GUIDE- LINES. —For purposes of issuing final regulations under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in connection with the proposed guidelines published by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266), the Chairperson of the Equal Emplo3ment Opportunity Commission shall ensure that— (1) the category of religion shall be withdrawn from the proposed guidelines at this time; (2) any new guidelines for the determination of religious harassment shall be drafted so as to make explicitly clear that symbols or expressions of religious belief consistent with the first amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 are not to be restricted and do not constitute proof of harassment; (3) the Commission shall hold public hearings on such new proposed guidelines; and (4) the Commission shall receive additional public comment before issuing similar new regulations. Titles I through VI of this Act may be cited as the "Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995". TITLE VII—FISCAL YEAR 1994 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely:

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