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The Religious Freedom and Fairness Act seeks to restrict federal funding to nonreligious groups in foreign assistance programs. The bill amends existing international religious freedom laws to prohibit the U.S. State Department from providing preferential or disproportionate funding to atheist, agnostic, or humanist organizations abroad compared to religious groups, and bars funding to entities that make public statements criticizing theistic beliefs. The legislation requires the State Department to identify and report on all grants and cooperative agreements given to religious and nonreligious groups worldwide within 180 days of enactment and annually thereafter, including funding amounts, implementing partners, program objectives, and how the funding aligns with constitutional protections for religious exercise. The bill does not specify new funding amounts but affects how existing foreign assistance dollars are allocated and monitored. There is no specific timeline for implementation beyond the required initial 180-day reporting deadline.

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