{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s2000bb\u20133","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2000bb\u20133.","heading":"Applicability","text":"\u00a7\u202f2000bb\u20133.\nApplicability\n(a)\nIn general\nThis chapter applies to all Federal law, and the implementation of that law, whether statutory or otherwise, and whether adopted before or after\nNovember 16, 1993\n(b)\nRule of construction\nFederal statutory law adopted after\nNovember 16, 1993\n(c)\nReligious belief unaffected\nNothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any government to burden any religious belief.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s2000bb\u20133.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s2000bb\u20133","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2000bb\u20133."},{"t":"heading","text":"Applicability"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s2000bb\u20133/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"This chapter applies to all Federal law, and the implementation of that law, whether statutory or otherwise, and whether adopted before or after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"November 16, 1993","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s2000bb\u20133/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Rule of construction"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Federal statutory law adopted after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"November 16, 1993","tail":", is subject to this chapter unless such law explicitly excludes such application by reference to this chapter."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s2000bb\u20133/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Religious belief unaffected"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any government to burden any religious belief.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}