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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Geospatial 
Preparedness Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Homeland security and national geospatial preparedness.
Sec. 5. Security policy and guidelines for geospatial data.
Sec. 6. Office of Geospatial Management and Geospatial Information 
                            Officer.
Sec. 7. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Geospatial technologies and geospatial data can provide 
        all levels of government and the private sector with proven 
        capabilities to carry out detection, planning, preparedness, 
        mitigation, response, and recovery activities for homeland 
        security purposes that save lives and protect property.
            (2) The completion and maintenance of the National Spatial 
        Data Infrastructure with integrated applications and systems 
        will provide the level of geospatial preparedness required to 
        protect critical infrastructure, strategic assets, the economic 
        base, and persons.
            (3) Geospatial technology and information have proven to be 
        essential to enabling more informed decisionmaking, greater 
        efficiency, increased accountability, and better management in 
        all levels of government and the private sector.
            (4) Building spatial data once and then sharing it many 
        times between all levels of government and the private sector 
        increases the ability of information technology applications 
        and systems to provide better services to the public in a cost-
        effective manner.
            (5) The use of international, national, and industry 
        consensus standards to develop and deploy interoperable 
        geospatial data and geospatial technologies assists the 
        commercial geospatial industry to provide products that make it 
        easier, faster, and less expensive for all levels of government 
        and the private sector to share, integrate, and use geospatial 
        data for decisionmaking.
            (6) Establishing a new Federal Government program to 
        provide financial incentives to State, regional, local, and 
        tribal governments will greatly accelerate adoption of 
        international, national, and industry consensus standards.
            (7) Geospatial technologies and geospatial data can be 
        essential tools for virtually all functions of government and 
        business.
            (8) Geospatial preparedness in the United States is not 
        adequate due to a variety of factors including inadequate 
        geospatial data compatibility, insufficient geospatial data 
        sharing, technology interoperability barriers, institutional 
        and organizational resistance to new ways of doing business, 
        lack of financial incentives to improved use of geospatial 
        technologies, and inefficient geospatial data collection and 
        sharing.
            (9) Interoperable geospatial technology and geospatial data 
        capabilities are emerging and incentives are needed for full 
        adoption and for collaborative use to meet community and 
        national needs.
            (10) Geospatial technologies and geospatial data are 
        maintained by all levels of government and the private sector. 
        A comprehensive nationwide program is necessary to build and 
        maintain a standards-based geospatial spatial data 
        infrastructure and geographic information systems required to 
        respond to increasing demands.
            (11) State, regional, local, and tribal governments, the 
        private sector, and other non-government organizations are 
        investing in geospatial technologies and geospatial data. 
        Incentives are necessary to leverage these investments for more 
        effective use to meet community and national needs.
            (12) Establishing the Office of Geospatial Management, 
        administered by a Geospatial Information Officer, within the 
        Department of Homeland Security will ensure the most effective 
        and efficient management of programs and activities involving 
        geospatial technologies and geospatial data.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Geographic information systems software and hardware.--
        The term ``geographic information systems software and 
        hardware'' means computer software and hardware required to 
        identify, depict, visualize, analyze, maintain, or otherwise 
        utilize geospatial data.
            (2) Geospatial applications.--The term ``geospatial 
        applications'' means computer software and systems that extend 
        the capabilities of geographic information systems software and 
        hardware to identify, depict, visualize, analyze, maintain, or 
        otherwise utilize geospatial data.
            (3) Geospatial data.--The term ``geospatial data'' means 
        information that identifies, depicts, or describes the 
        geographic locations, boundaries, or characteristics of 
        inhabitants and natural or constructed features on the Earth, 
        including such information derived from, among other sources, 
        socio-demographic analysis, economic analysis, land information 
        records and land use information processing, statistical 
        analysis, survey and observational methodologies, environmental 
        analysis, critical infrastructure protection, satellites, 
        remote sensing, airborne imagery collection, mapping, 
        engineering, construction, global positioning systems, and 
        surveying technologies and activities.
            (4) Geospatial preparedness.--The term ``geospatial 
        preparedness'' means the level of overall capability and 
        capacity necessary to enable all levels of government and the 
        private sector to utilize geospatial data, geographic 
        information systems software and hardware, and geospatial 
        applications to perform essential emergency management 
        functions, including detection, planning, mitigation, response, 
        and recovery, in order to minimize loss of life and property 
        from weapons of mass destruction, terrorist threats, major man-
        made accidents, and natural disasters.
            (5) National spatial data infrastructure.--The term 
        ``National Spatial Data Infrastructure'' means the combination 
        of the geographic information systems software and hardware, 
        geospatial applications, geospatial data, standards, policies, 
        programs, and human resources necessary to acquire, process, 
        analyze, store, maintain, distribute, and otherwise utilize 
        geospatial data as a strategic asset for the Nation.
            (6) Office of geospatial management.--The term ``Office of 
        Geospatial Management'' means the administrative organization 
        responsible for designing, managing, coordinating, and 
        implementing comprehensive geospatial initiatives.
            (7) Standards.--The term ``standards'' means documented 
        international, national, or industry consensus agreements 
        containing technical specifications or other precise criteria 
        to be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions to 
        ensure that materials, products, processes, or services are 
        proper for their purposes.

SEC. 4. HOMELAND SECURITY AND NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL PREPAREDNESS.

    The Secretary shall direct the Chief Information Officer to work, 
consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-16, 
Executive Order 12906, and section 216 of the Electronic Government 
Act, with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Justice, 
the Federal Geographic Data Committee, the National Imagery and Mapping 
Agency, other appropriate Federal agencies, and members of the Steering 
Committee and Coordination Group of the Federal Geographic Data 
Committee, to use and enhance the National Spatial Data Infrastructure 
for homeland security purposes, by--
            (1) developing a comprehensive national enterprise 
        strategy, incorporating industry and government standards, for 
        the coordinated acquisition, building, storage, maintenance, 
        and use of Federal Government, non-Federal Government, and 
        private sector geospatial data with, when feasible and 
        appropriate, integrated and interoperable commercially-provided 
        geographic information systems software and hardware, 
        geospatial applications, geospatial data, and services in order 
        to achieve an adequate level of national geospatial 
        preparedness;
            (2) providing grants, technical assistance, and cooperative 
        agreements to State, regional, local, and tribal government as 
        well as non-profit organizations in order to increase 
        geospatial preparedness by actions such as analyzing 
        requirements, performing strategic planning, sharing geospatial 
        data, developing agreements for sharing geospatial data, 
        integrating geospatial data, developing standards, integrating 
        systems, and acquiring, when feasible and appropriate, 
        interoperable commercially-provided geographic information 
        systems software and hardware, geospatial applications, 
        geospatial data, and Global Positioning System equipment and 
        procuring services in order to achieve an adequate level of 
        national geospatial preparedness;
            (3) coordinating with, and assisting, the Federal 
        Geographic Data Committee, the Office of Management and Budget, 
        and the commercial geospatial industry to establish national 
        standards for the development, acquisition, storage, 
        maintenance, distribution, utilization, and application of 
        geospatial data;
            (4) coordinating with, and assisting, the commercial 
        geospatial industry to establish national standards for the 
        development, distribution, and utilization of geographic 
        information systems software and hardware and geospatial 
        applications; and
            (5) utilizing, when feasible and appropriate, commercially-
        provided interoperable geographic information systems software 
        and hardware, geospatial applications, geospatial data, and 
        services to carry out the responsibilities, activities, and 
        programs authorized by this section.

SEC. 5. SECURITY POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR GEOSPATIAL DATA.

    The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall establish, within 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and consistent with overall homeland security 
goals of the Department of Homeland Security, security policy and 
guidelines for the acquisition, processing, and dissemination of 
geospatial data depicting critical infrastructure and strategic assets 
located in the United States.

SEC. 6. OFFICE OF GEOSPATIAL MANAGEMENT AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION 
              OFFICER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish 
the Office of Geospatial Management within the Office of the Chief 
Information Officer. The Office of Geospatial Management shall be 
administered by the Geospatial Information Officer under the direction 
of the Chief Information Officer.
    (b) Geospatial Information Officer.--The Geospatial Information 
Officer--
            (1) shall be appointed by the Secretary from among 
        individuals who are skilled in geographic information 
        technology and systems management; and
            (2) shall be responsible for--
                    (A) designing, managing, coordinating, and 
                implementing comprehensive geospatial initiatives; and
                    (B) working with the Chief Information Officer to 
                carry out section 4 and section 5.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    For the purpose of carrying out this Act, there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2004 through 2008. Such authorization is in addition to other 
authorizations of appropriations that are available for such purpose.
[A]: Geospatial Preparedness Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to direct the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Departments of the Interior and Justice, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, other appropriate Federal agencies, and members of the Federal Geographic Data Committee to use and enhance the National Spatial Data Infrastructure for homeland security purposes.

Directs the CIO to establish security and policy guidelines for the acquisition, processing, and dissemination of geospatial data depicting critical infrastructure and strategic assets in the United States.

Requires the: (1) Secretary to establish the Office of Geospatial Management within the Office of the CIO; and (2) Geospatial Manager to work with the CIO to design, manage, coordinate, and implement comprehensive geospatial initiatives.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Pride Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (34) through (40) and 
        paragraphs (41) through (54) as paragraphs (35) through (41) 
        and paragraphs (43) through (56), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (33) the following:
            ``(34) The term `LGBT' means lesbian, gay, bisexual, or 
        transgender.''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (41), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(42) The term `older LGBT individual' means an older 
        individual that identifies as LGBT.''.

SEC. 3. OFFICE OF OLDER LGBT POLICY.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Section 201 of the Older Americans Act of 
        1965 (42 U.S.C. 3011) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(g)(1) There is established in the Administration an Office of 
Older LGBT Policy (referred to in this subsection as the `Office').
    ``(2) The Office shall be headed by a Director of the Office of 
Older LGBT Policy (referred to in this subsection as the `Director') 
who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
    ``(3) The Director shall--
            ``(A) coordinate activities within the Department of Health 
        and Human Services, and between other Federal departments and 
        agencies, to assure a continuum of improved services for older 
        LGBT individuals;
            ``(B) serve as the effective and visible advocate on behalf 
        of older LGBT individuals--
                    ``(i) within the Department of Health and Human 
                Services and with other departments and agencies of the 
                Federal Government regarding all Federal policies 
                affecting such individuals; and
                    ``(ii) in the States to promote the enhanced 
                delivery of services and implementation of programs, 
                under this Act and other Federal Acts, for the benefit 
                of such individuals;
            ``(C) support, conduct, and arrange for research in the 
        field of LGBT aging with a special emphasis on gathering 
        statistics on older LGBT individuals;
            ``(D) collect and disseminate information related to 
        challenges experienced by older LGBT individuals with an 
        emphasis on the challenges experienced by older LGBT 
        individuals residing in rural areas and older LGBT individuals 
        living with human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune 
        deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS);
            ``(E) recommend policies and priorities beneficial to older 
        LGBT individuals and promote the implementation and adoption of 
        culturally competent care and services for such individuals; 
        and
            ``(F) administer and evaluate grants that will help older 
        LGBT individuals, including grants under section 423.
    ``(4) Not later than January 31 of fiscal year 2023 and of each 
fifth fiscal year thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a 
report describing the activities carried out under this subsection 
during the preceding 5 fiscal years.''.

SEC. 4. RURAL OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM.

    Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3032 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 423. RURAL OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
        the Office of Older LGBT Policy, established under section 
        201(g).
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'--
                    ``(A) means an entity that submits an application 
                to the Director in accordance with subsection (d), and 
                is--
                            ``(i) a State; or
                            ``(ii) an agency, organization, or 
                        institution that focuses on serving the needs 
                        of older individuals or LGBT individuals; and
                    ``(B) may include an area agency on aging for a 
                rural area or a multipurpose senior center.
            ``(3) Rural area.--The term `rural area' means an area that 
        is not designated by the United States Census Bureau as an 
        urbanized area or urban cluster.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide eligible 
entities with resources and incentives to devise a long-term 
comprehensive strategy for connecting with older LGBT individuals 
residing in rural areas and meeting the needs of such individuals.
    ``(c) Authority for Grants.--The Director may, for the purpose 
described in subsection (b), make grants to eligible entities to carry 
out activities approved by the Director in accordance with subsection 
(e).
    ``(d) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under 
        this section shall submit an application to the Director at 
        such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
        the Director may reasonably require, including the contents 
        described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Contents.--An application for a grant under this 
        section shall contain--
                    ``(A) a description of the proposed activities to 
                be supported by the grant;
                    ``(B) a description of the size and characteristics 
                of the population in a rural area served by such 
                activities;
                    ``(C) a description of the public and private 
                resources expected to be made available in connection 
                with such activities;
                    ``(D) a demonstrated intent to partner with local 
                organizations in rural areas in carrying out such 
                activities;
                    ``(E) evidence in a form acceptable to the Director 
                that such activities will meet urgent needs that are 
                not met by available public and private sources; and
                    ``(F) such other information or certifications that 
                the Director determines necessary to achieve the 
                purpose described in subsection (b).
    ``(e) Approved Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall be 
        available only for activities approved by the Director to carry 
        out a strategy designed to create a cooperative and lasting 
        partnership between older LGBT individuals residing in rural 
        areas and the eligible entity receiving the grant.
            ``(2) Approved activities.--Activities approved by the 
        Director may include initiatives that--
                    ``(A) engage in education and training around 
                community outreach to older LGBT individuals residing 
                in rural areas;
                    ``(B) reduce isolation and improve access to care 
                for older LGBT individuals residing in rural areas by 
                building relationships between such individuals and the 
                local community;
                    ``(C) foster relationships between local LGBT-
                affirming service providers and older LGBT individuals 
                residing in rural areas;
                    ``(D) improve LGBT cultural competency among 
                organizations and personnel providing services to older 
                individuals residing in rural areas; and
                    ``(E) expand the use of non-discrimination policies 
                that--
                            ``(i) protect sexual orientation and gender 
                        identity; and
                            ``(ii) create community spaces that are 
                        inclusive to older LGBT individuals.
    ``(f) Standards and Guidelines.--The Director shall establish 
standards and guidelines for approved activities supported by a grant 
under this section. Such standards and guidelines shall permit an 
eligible entity receiving such a grant to refine or adapt the standards 
and guidelines for an individual project, where such a refinement or 
adaptation is made necessary by a local circumstance.
    ``(g) Coordination With Local Entities.--
            ``(1) Cooperation.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
        under this section shall, in carrying out the approved 
        activities supported by the grant, agree to cooperate and 
        coordinate with--
                    ``(A) the agencies of the relevant State and local 
                governments responsible for providing services to older 
                LGBT individuals in the area served by such activities; 
                and
                    ``(B) other public and private organizations and 
                agencies providing services for older LGBT individuals 
                in such area.
            ``(2) Prioritization.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
        under this section shall prioritize cooperating and 
        coordinating with public and private organizations and agencies 
        that primarily serve economically underserved populations, as 
        determined by the Director.
    ``(h) Reports.--Not later than January 31 of fiscal year 2020, and 
of each second fiscal year thereafter, the Director shall submit to 
Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this 
section during the preceding 2 fiscal years.''.
[A]: Elder Pride Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Office of Older LGBT Policy and a related rural outreach grant program. The office shall coordinate research and services for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. The office shall oversee a program, and may award grants, for addressing the needs of older LGBT individuals in rural areas. Some of the approved activities for the grant program include education and outreach, reducing isolation and improving access to care, and expanding the use of non-discrimination policies. The office shall be a part of the Administration on Aging. 


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act 
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Child welfare service providers, both individuals and 
        organizations, have the inherent, fundamental, and inalienable 
        right to free exercise of religion protected by the United 
        States Constitution.
            (2) The right to free exercise of religion for child 
        welfare service providers includes the freedom to refrain from 
        conduct that conflicts with their sincerely held religious 
        beliefs.
            (3) Most States provide government-funded child welfare 
        services through various charitable, religious, and private 
        organizations.
            (4) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy 
        and distinguished history of providing child welfare services 
        that predates government involvement.
            (5) Religious organizations have long been and should 
        continue contracting with and receiving grants from 
        governmental entities to provide child welfare services.
            (6) Religious organizations cannot provide certain child 
        welfare services, such as foster-care or adoption placements, 
        without receiving a government contract, grant or license.
            (7) Religious organizations display particular excellence 
        when providing child welfare services.
            (8) Children and families benefit greatly from the child 
        welfare services provided by religious organizations.
            (9) Governmental entities and officials administering 
        federally funded child welfare services in some States, 
        including Massachusetts, California, Illinois, and the District 
        of Columbia, have refused to contract with religious 
        organizations that are unable, due to sincerely held religious 
        beliefs or moral convictions, to provide a child welfare 
        service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, 
        with those beliefs or convictions; and that refusal has forced 
        many religious organizations to end their long and 
        distinguished history of excellence in the provision of child 
        welfare services.
            (10) Ensuring that religious organizations can continue to 
        provide child welfare services will benefit the children and 
        families that receive those federally funded services.
            (11) States also provide government-funded child welfare 
        services through individual child welfare service providers 
        with varying religious and moral convictions.
            (12) Many individual child welfare service providers 
        maintain sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions 
        that relate to their work and should not be forced to choose 
        between their livelihood and adherence to those beliefs or 
        convictions.
            (13) Because governmental entities provide child welfare 
        services through many charitable, religious, and private 
        organizations, each with varying religious beliefs or moral 
        convictions, and through diverse individuals with varying 
        religious beliefs or moral convictions, the religiously 
        impelled inability of some religious organizations or 
        individuals to provide certain services will not have a 
        material effect on a person's ability to access federally 
        funded child welfare services.
            (14) The activities of funding and administering these 
        child welfare services substantially affect interstate 
        commerce.
            (15) Taking adverse actions against child welfare service 
        providers that are unable, due to their sincerely held 
        religious beliefs or moral convictions, to provide certain 
        services (or provide services under certain circumstances) 
        substantially affects interstate commerce.
            (16) The provisions of this Act are remedial measures that 
        are congruent and proportional to protecting the constitutional 
        rights of child welfare service providers guaranteed under the 
        Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
            (17) Congress has the authority to pass this Act pursuant 
        to its spending clause power, commerce clause power, and 
        enforcement power under section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment 
        to the United States Constitution.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To prohibit governmental entities from discriminating 
        or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service 
        provider on the basis that the provider declines to provide a 
        child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances 
        that conflict, with the sincerely held religious beliefs or 
        moral convictions of the provider.
            (2) To protect child welfare service providers' exercise of 
        religion and to ensure that governmental entities will not be 
        able to force those providers, either directly or indirectly, 
        to discontinue all or some of their child welfare services 
        because they decline to provide a child welfare service that 
        conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with their 
        sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions.
            (3) To provide relief to child welfare service providers 
        whose rights have been violated.

SEC. 3. DISCRIMINATION AND ADVERSE ACTIONS PROHIBITED.

    (a) The Federal Government, and any State that receives federal 
funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part 
B or part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (and any 
subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate 
or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on 
the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, 
facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, 
or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely 
held religious beliefs or moral convictions.
    (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to conduct forbidden by paragraph 
(18) of section 471(a) of such Act.

SEC. 4. FUNDS WITHHELD FOR VIOLATION.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold from a 
State 15 percent of the federal funds the State receives for a program 
that provides child welfare services under part B or part E of title IV 
of the Social Security Act if the State violates section 3 when 
administering or disbursing funds under such program.

SEC. 5. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.

    (a) A child welfare service provider aggrieved by a violation of 
section 3 may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial 
proceeding and obtain all appropriate relief, including declaratory 
relief, injunctive relief, and compensatory damages, with respect to 
that violation.
    (b) A child welfare service provider that prevails in an action by 
establishing a violation of section 3 is entitled to recover reasonable 
attorneys' fees and costs.
    (c) By accepting or expending federal funds in connection with a 
program that provides child welfare services under part B or part E of 
title IV of the Social Security Act, a State waives its sovereign 
immunity for any claim or defense that is raised under this section.

SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or any application of such provision 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the 
remainder of this Act and the application of the provision to any other 
person or circumstance shall not be affected.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st 
day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and the withholding of funds authorized by 
section 4 shall apply to payments under parts B and E of such Act for 
calendar quarters beginning on or after such date.
    (b) If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is 
required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with 
this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating 
this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after 
the first regular session of the legislative body that begins after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding 
sentence, if the governmental entity has a 2-year legislative session, 
each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    The following definitions apply throughout this Act:
            (1) The term ``child welfare service provider'' includes 
        organizations, corporations, groups, entities, or individuals 
        that provide or seek to provide, or that apply for or receive a 
        contract, subcontract, grant, or subgrant for the provision of, 
        child welfare services. The provider need not be engaged 
        exclusively in child welfare services to be considered a child 
        welfare service provider.
            (2) The term ``child welfare services'' means social 
        services provided to or on behalf of children, including 
        assisting abused, neglected, or troubled children, counseling 
        children or parents, promoting foster parenting, providing 
        foster homes or temporary group shelters for children, 
        recruiting foster parents, placing children in foster homes, 
        licensing foster homes, promoting adoption, recruiting adoptive 
        parents, assisting adoptions, supporting adoptive families, 
        assisting kinship guardianships, assisting kinship caregivers, 
        providing family preservation services, providing family 
        support services, and providing time-limited family 
        reunification services.
            (3) The term ``State'' includes any of the several States, 
        the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or 
        possession of the United States, and any political subdivision 
        thereof.
            (4) The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include 
        money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar 
        means.
            (5) The term ``adverse action'' includes, but is not 
        limited to, denying a child welfare service provider's 
        application for funding, refusing to renew the provider's 
        funding, canceling the provider's funding, declining to enter 
        into a contract with the provider, refusing to renew a contract 
        with the provider, canceling a contract with the provider, 
        declining to issue a license to the provider, refusing to renew 
        the provider's license, canceling the provider's license, 
        terminating the provider's employment, or any other adverse 
        action that materially alters the terms or conditions of the 
        provider's employment, funding, contract, or license.
[A]:
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2014 - Prohibits the federal government, and any state that receives federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B (Child and Family Services) or part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV (Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA), from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider that declines to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. Bars such prohibition from applying to SSA requirements that forbid state entities from denying or delaying adoption or foster care placements on the basis of an adoptive parent's or a child's race, color, or national origin.  Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to withhold 15% of the federal funds that a state receives for such programs if the state violates this Act.  Allows an aggrieved child welfare service provider to assert such an adverse action violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and to obtain all appropriate relief (including declaratory relief, injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and reasonable attorney fees and costs).