Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 5.djvu/662

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114 STAT. 2763A-622 PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX G "(g) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), any religious organization that is a program participant shall be subject to the same regulations as other recipients of awards of Federal financial assistance to account, in accordance with generally accepted auditing principles, for the use of the funds provided under such awards. "(2) LIMITED AUDIT.—With respect to the award involved, a religious organization that is a program participant shall segregate Federal amounts provided under award into a separate account from non-Federal funds. Only the award funds shall be subject to audit by the government. "(h) COMPLIANCE. — With respect to compliance with this section by an agency, a religious organization may obtain judicial review of agency action in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code. "SEC. 583. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. "No funds provided under a designated program shall be expended for sectarian worship, instruction, or prosel5^ization. "SEC. 584. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL IN DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS. "(a) FINDINGS. — The Congress finds that— "(1) establishing unduly rigid or uniform educational qualification for counselors and other personnel in drug treatment programs may undermine the effectiveness of such programs; and "(2) such educational requirements for counselors and other personnel may hinder or prevent the provision of needed drug treatment services. "(b) NONDISCRIMINATION.— In determining whether personnel of a program participant that has a record of successful drug treatment for the preceding three years have satisfied State or local requirements for education and training, a State or local government shall not discriminate against education and training provided to such personnel by a religious organization, so long as such education and training includes basic content substantially equivalent to the content provided by nonreligious organizations that the State or local government would credit for purposes of determining whether the relevant requirements have been satisfied.". PART II—ADVISORY COUNCIL ON COMMUNITY RENEWAL SEC. 151. SHORT TITLE. This part may be cited as the "Advisory Council on Community Renewal Act". SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT. There is established an advisory council to be known as the "Advisory Council on Community Renewal" (in this part referred to as the "Advisory Council"). SEC. 153. DUTIES OF ADVISORY COUNCIL. The Advisory Council shall advise the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this part referred to as the "Secretary")