42 U.S.C. § 12711 — Protection of State and local authority

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or subchapter II, the Secretary^* shall not establish any criteria for allocating or denying funds made available under programs administered by the Secretary based on the adoption, continuation, or discontinuation by a jurisdiction^* of any public policy, regulation, or law that is (1) adopted, continued, or discontinued in accordance with the jurisdiction’s duly established authority, and (2) not in violation of any Federal law.