Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative
Creates White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative to Support Organizations
What it does
Agencies must provide information, designate liaisons, and support the Initiative's work to help faith-based and community organizations.
Real-world impact
- Establishes a White House advisor role focused on faith-based programs.
- Requires agencies to designate liaisons and provide requested information.
- Enables faith and community groups to raise religious-liberty concerns.
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Summary
This order creates the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative and an Advisor position to coordinate work with the Office of Public Liaison and the Domestic Policy Council. It renames existing centers and revokes prior White House offices as listed.
The Initiative will consult outside faith and community leaders, recommend policy changes, and notify the Attorney General about religious-liberty concerns; agencies must designate liaisons and provide information to support the Initiative.
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