1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21924Updated January 12, 2005Charitable Choice: Expansion by Executive ActionJoe RichardsonDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryCharitable choice laws, which seek to promote use of
2、religious organizations asproviders of social services without impairing the religious liberty of beneficiaries or theindependence of religious providers, now apply to a limited set of programs (See CRSReport RL31042, Charitable Choice: House-Passed Version of H.R. 7 Compared withExisting Charitable
3、 Choice Laws). In his faith-based initiative, President Bushproposed a sweeping expansion of charitable choice coverage. The House passed anexpansion bill (H.R. 7 of 2001), but it died in the Senate. The President then issued anexecutive order (EO 13279) covering most all federally funded public aid
4、 and socialservice programs (broadly defined) and ordered the relevant agencies, to the extentallowed by law, to bring their policies into conformity with basic charitable choiceprinciples identified by him. Pursuant to the order, agencies have changed many rules.For instance, new regulations of two
