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 114 STAT. 1214 PUBLIC LAW 106-310—OCT. 17, 2000 religious organization's provision of services under, or receipt of funds from, any substance abuse program under this title or title V. " (e) RIGHTS OF BENEFICIARIES OF ASSISTANCE.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — I f an individual described in paragraph (3) has an objection to the religious character of the organization from which the individual receives, or would receive, services funded under any substance abuse program under this title or title V, the appropriate Federal, State, or local governmental entity shall provide to such individual (if otherwise eligible for such services) within a reasonable period of time after the date of such objection, services that— "(A) are from an alternative provider that is accessible to the individual; and "(B) have a value that is not less than the value of the services that the individual would have received from such organization. "(2) NOTICE. —The appropriate Federal, State, or local governmental entity shall ensure that notice is provided to individuals described in paragraph (3) of the rights of such individuals under this section. "(3) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An individual described in this paragraph is an individual who receives or applies for services under any substance abuse program under this title or title V. " (f) NONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST BENEFICIARIES. — ^A religious organization providing services through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under any substance abuse program under this title or title V shall not discriminate, in carrying out such program, against an individual described in subsection (e)(3) on the basis of religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal to actively participate in a religious practice. "(g) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY. — "(1) IN GENERAL. — Except as provided in paragraph (2), any religious organization providing services under any substance abuse program under this title or title V shall be subject to the same regulations as other nongovernmental organizations to account in accord with generally accepted accounting principles for the use of such funds provided under such program. "(2) LIMITED AUDIT.— Such organization shall segregate government funds provided under such substance abuse program into a separate account. Only the government funds shall be subject to audit by the government. "(h) COMPLIANCE. —Any party that seeks to enforce such party's rights under this section may assert a civil action for injunctive relief exclusively in an appropriate Federal or State court against the entity, agency or official that allegedly commits such violation. "(i) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.— No funds provided through a grant or contract to a religious organization to provide services under any substance abuse program under this title or title V shall be expended for sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytization. "(j) EFFECT ON STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS. — If a State or local government contributes State or local funds to carry out any substance abuse program under this title or title V, the State or local government may segregate the State or local funds from the

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