be construed to exclude private, religious, or home education providers from participation in programs or services under this Act. (B) No religion-based discrimination The Secretary shall not exclude, discriminate against, or otherwise disadvantage any qualified educational service provider with respect to programs or services under this section based in whole or in part on the provider’s religious education character or affiliation, including religiously based or mission-based policies or practices. (3) Imposition of additional requirements No Federal requirements shall apply to a qualified educational service provider other than the requirements specifically set forth in this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a qualified educational service provider to alter its creed, practices, admissions policy, or curriculum in order to be eligible to receive payments from a Military Education Savings Account. (4) Treatment of assistance For purposes of any Federal law, assistance provided under this section shall be considered assistance to the eligible military dependent child or to the parents of a child on whose behalf a Military Education Savings Account is established and shall not be considered assistance to the qualified educational service provider that uses or receives funds from a Military Education Savings Account. (r) Legal proceedings (1) Burden In any legal proceeding in which a qualified educational service provider challenges a requirement imposed by the Department of Education on the provider, the Department shall have the burden of establishing that the requirement is necessary and does not impose any undue burden on the provider. (2) Limitation on liability (A) In general No liability shall arise on the part of an entity described in subparagraph (B) solely because such entity awards, uses, or receives funds from a Military Education Savings Account. (B) Entity described The entities described in this subparagraph are the following: (i) The Department of Education. (ii) An