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USDA/AgSEC RIN: 0503-AA55 Publication ID: Spring 2014 
Title: ●Implementation of EO 13559--Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations 
Abstract: This rule would revise USDA's generally applicable regulation in 7 CFR part 16 regarding the equal protection of faith-based organizations in the Department's programs and activities. These revisions are being undertaken to implement the provisions of Executive Order (EO)13559, "Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships with Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations." Executive Order 13559 revised Executive Order 13279, which provides the legal basis for USDA's current faith-based rules, by changing terminology, clarifying existing principles, and prescribing additional beneficiary protections. Some of the changes that pertain to this rulemaking include restating "inherently religious activities" as "explicitly religious activities," clarifying the distinction between direct and indirect Federal financial assistance, and implementing the beneficiary protections specified in section 2(h) of Executive Order 13559. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR Part 16     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: EO 13559   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/00/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Norah Deluhery
Director, Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships
Department of Agriculture
Office of the Secretary
USDA Whitten Bldg., 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250
Phone:202 720-2032
Email: norah.deluhery@osec.usda.gov