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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Long-Term Care Partnership Act 
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF ADDITIONAL STATE LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1917(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by striking ``shall seek 
        adjustment'' and inserting ``may seek adjustment'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(C)(ii), by inserting ``Qualified State 
        Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership or under a'' after 
        ``Clause (i) shall not apply in the case of an individual who 
        received medical assistance under a''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``(and shall include, 
        in the case of an individual to whom paragraph (1)(C)(i) 
        applies)''.
    (b) Definition of a Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance 
Partnership.--Section 1917(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396p(e)) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(6) The term `Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance 
        Partnership' means a State plan amendment that provides for the 
        disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the 
        insurance benefits payments that are made under a long-term 
        care insurance policy (including a certificate issued under a 
        group insurance contract), but only if--
                    ``(A) the policy covers an insured who, at the time 
                coverage under the policy first becomes effective, is a 
                resident of such State or of a State that maintains a 
                Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership;
                    ``(B) the policy is a qualified long-term care 
                insurance contract within the meaning of section 
                7702B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                    ``(C) the policy provides some level of inflation 
                protection;
                    ``(D) the policy satisfies any requirements of 
                State or other applicable law that apply to a long-term 
                care insurance policy; and
                    ``(E) the issuer of the policy reports--
                            ``(i) to the Secretary, such information or 
                        data as the Secretary may require; and
                            ``(ii) to the State, the information or 
                        data reported to the Secretary (if any), the 
                        information or data required under the minimum 
                        reporting requirements developed under section 
                        2(c)(1) of the State Long-Term Care Partnership 
                        Act of 2005, and such additional information or 
                        data as the State may require.
        For purposes of applying this paragraph, if a long-term care 
        insurance policy is exchanged for another such policy, the date 
        coverage became effective under the first policy shall 
        determine when coverage first becomes effective.''.
    (c) Regulatory Authority.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(in this subsection and subsection (d) referred to as the 
``Secretary''), in consultation with the National Association of 
Insurance Commissioners, issuers of long-term care insurance policies, 
States with experience with long-term care insurance partnership plans, 
and other States, shall develop the following requirements and 
standards:
            (1) Minimum, consistent reporting requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--Minimum reporting requirements for 
                issuers of long-term care insurance policies under 
                Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnerships 
                that shall specify the data and information that each 
                such issuer shall report to the State with which it has 
                such a partnership. The requirements developed in 
                accordance with this paragraph shall specify the type 
                and format of the data and information to be reported 
                and the frequency with which such reports are to be 
                made.
                    (B) State required data.--Nothing in subparagraph 
                (A) shall be construed as prohibiting a State from 
                requiring an issuer of a long-term care insurance 
                policy sold in the State (regardless of whether the 
                policy is issued under a Qualified State Long-Term Care 
                Insurance Partnership) to require the issuer to report 
                State information or data to the State that is in 
                addition to the information or data required under the 
                minimum reporting requirements developed under that 
                subparagraph.
            (2) Reciprocity standards.--Standards for ensuring that 
        long-term care insurance policies issued under a Qualified 
        State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership are portable to 
        other States with such a partnership.
    (d) Consumer Education.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
for educating consumers regarding Qualified State Long-Term Care 
Insurance Partnerships and long-term care insurance policies issued in 
connection with such partnerships.
    (e) Annual Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall annually 
report to Congress on the Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance 
Partnerships established in accordance with subsections (b)(1)(C)(ii) 
and (e)(6) of section 1917 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396p).
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
take effect on October 1, 2005.
[EX A]: State Long-Term Care Partnership Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for establishment of long-term care insurance partnerships between states and insurers (Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnerships (QSLTCIPs)). Defines a QSLTCIP as a state plan amendment that provides for the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefits payments made under a long-term care insurance policy (including a certificate issued under a group insurance contract), but only if the policy meets certain requirements, including coverage of an insured who, at the time coverage first becomes effective, is a resident of such state or of a state that maintains a QSLTCIP.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for educating consumers regarding QSLTCIPs and long-term care insurance policies issued in connection with them.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat 
Conservation and Restoration Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Covered vegetation management activity.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``covered vegetation 
                management activity'' means any activity described in 
                subparagraph (B) that--
                            (i) is carried out on public land 
                        administered by the Bureau of Land Management;
                            (ii) meets the objectives of the order of 
                        the Secretary numbered 3336 and dated January 
                        5, 2015;
                            (iii) conforms to an applicable land use 
                        plan;
                            (iv) protects, restores, or improves 
                        greater sage-grouse or mule deer habitat in a 
                        sagebrush steppe ecosystem as described in--
                                    (I) Circular 1416 of the United 
                                States Geological Survey entitled 
                                ``Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush 
                                Steppe Ecosystems with Emphasis on 
                                Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat--Part 1. 
                                Concepts for Understanding and Applying 
                                Restoration'' (2015); or
                                    (II) the habitat guidelines for 
                                mule deer published by the Mule Deer 
                                Working Group of the Western 
                                Association of Fish and Wildlife 
                                Agencies;
                            (v) will not permanently impair--
                                    (I) the natural state of the 
                                treated area;
                                    (II) outstanding opportunities for 
                                solitude;
                                    (III) outstanding opportunities for 
                                primitive, unconfined recreation;
                                    (IV) economic opportunities 
                                consistent with multiple-use 
                                management; or
                                    (V) the identified values of a unit 
                                of the National Landscape Conservation 
                                System; and
                            (vi)(I) restores native vegetation 
                        following a natural disturbance;
                            (II) prevents the expansion into greater 
                        sage-grouse or mule deer habitat of--
                                    (aa) juniper, pinyon pine, or other 
                                associated conifers; or
                                    (bb) nonnative or invasive 
                                vegetation;
                            (III) reduces the risk of loss of greater 
                        sage-grouse or mule deer habitat from wildfire 
                        or any other natural disturbance; or
                            (IV) provides emergency stabilization of 
                        soil resources after a natural disturbance.
                    (B) Description of activities.--An activity 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
                            (i) manual cutting and removal of juniper 
                        trees, pinyon pine trees, other associated 
                        conifers, or other nonnative or invasive 
                        vegetation;
                            (ii) mechanical mastication, cutting, or 
                        mowing, mechanical piling and burning, 
                        chaining, broadcast burning, or yarding;
                            (iii) removal of cheat grass, medusa head 
                        rye, or other nonnative, invasive vegetation;
                            (iv) collection and seeding or planting of 
                        native vegetation using a manual, mechanical, 
                        or aerial method;
                            (v) seeding of nonnative, noninvasive, 
                        ruderal vegetation only for the purpose of 
                        emergency stabilization;
                            (vi) targeted use of an herbicide, subject 
                        to the condition that the use shall be in 
                        accordance with applicable legal requirements, 
                        Federal agency procedures, and land use plans;
                            (vii) targeted livestock grazing to 
                        mitigate hazardous fuels and control noxious 
                        and invasive weeds;
                            (viii) temporary removal of wild horses or 
                        burros in the area in which the activity is 
                        being carried out to ensure treatment 
                        objectives are met;
                            (ix) in coordination with the affected 
                        permit holder, modification or adjustment of 
                        permissible usage under an annual plan of use 
                        of a grazing permit issued by the Secretary to 
                        achieve restoration treatment objectives;
                            (x) installation of new, or modification of 
                        existing, fencing or water sources intended to 
                        control use or improve wildlife habitat; or
                            (xi) necessary maintenance of, repairs to, 
                        rehabilitation of, or reconstruction of an 
                        existing permanent road or construction of 
                        temporary roads to accomplish the activities 
                        described in this subparagraph.
                    (C) Exclusions.--The term ``covered vegetation 
                management activity'' does not include--
                            (i) any activity conducted in a wilderness 
                        area or wilderness study area; or
                            (ii) any activity for the construction of a 
                        permanent road or permanent trail.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Temporary road.--The term ``temporary road'' means a 
        road that is--
                    (A) authorized--
                            (i) by a contract, permit, lease, other 
                        written authorization; or
                            (ii) pursuant to an emergency operation;
                    (B) not intended to be part of the permanent 
                transportation system of a Federal department or 
                agency;
                    (C) not necessary for long-term resource 
                management;
                    (D) designed in accordance with standards 
                appropriate for the intended use of the road, taking 
                into consideration--
                            (i) safety;
                            (ii) the cost of transportation; and
                            (iii) impacts to land and resources; and
                    (E) managed to minimize--
                            (i) erosion; and
                            (ii) the introduction or spread of invasive 
                        species.

SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF HABITAT FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AND MULE DEER.

    (a) Categorical Exclusion.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 1 or 
        more categorical exclusions (as defined in section 1508.4 of 
        title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
        regulation)) for covered vegetation management activities 
        carried out to protect, restore, or improve habitat for greater 
        sage-grouse or mule deer.
            (2) Administration.--In developing and administering a 
        categorical exclusion under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall--
                    (A) comply with the National Environmental Policy 
                Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                    (B) apply the extraordinary circumstances 
                procedures under section 220.6 of title 36, Code of 
                Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), in 
                determining whether to use the categorical exclusion; 
                and
                    (C) consider--
                            (i) the relative efficacy of landscape-
                        scale habitat projects;
                            (ii) the likelihood of continued declines 
                        in the populations of greater sage-grouse and 
                        mule deer in the absence of landscape-scale 
                        vegetation management; and
                            (iii) the need for habitat restoration 
                        activities after wildfire or other natural 
                        disturbances.
    (b) Implementation of Covered Vegetative Management Activities 
Within the Range of Greater Sage-grouse and Mule Deer.--If a 
categorical exclusion developed under subsection (a) is used to 
implement a covered vegetative management activity in an area within 
the range of both greater sage-grouse and mule deer, the covered 
vegetative management activity shall protect, restore, or improve 
habitat concurrently for both greater sage-grouse and mule deer.
    (c) Long-term Monitoring and Maintenance.--Before commencing any 
covered vegetation management activity that is covered by a categorical 
exclusion under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a long-term 
monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at least the 20 year-period 
beginning on the date of commencement, to ensure that management of the 
treated area does not degrade the habitat gains secured by the covered 
vegetation management activity.
    (d) Disposal of Vegetative Material.--Subject to applicable local 
restrictions, any vegetative material resulting from a covered 
vegetation management activity that is covered by a categorical 
exclusion under subsection (a) may be--
            (1) used for--
                    (A) fuel wood; or
                    (B) other products; or
            (2) piled or burned, or both.
    (e) Treatment for Temporary Roads.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 2(1)(B)(xi), any 
        temporary road constructed in carrying out a covered vegetation 
        management activity that is covered by a categorical exclusion 
        under subsection (a)--
                    (A) shall be used by the Secretary for the covered 
                vegetation management activity for not more than 2 
                years; and
                    (B) shall be decommissioned by the Secretary not 
                later than 3 years after the earlier of the date on 
                which--
                            (i) the temporary road is no longer needed; 
                        and
                            (ii) the project is completed.
            (2) Requirement.--A treatment under paragraph (1) shall 
        include reestablishing native vegetative cover--
                    (A) as soon as practicable; but
                    (B) not later than 10 years after the date of 
                completion of the applicable covered vegetation 
                management activity.

            Passed the Senate September 6, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.
[EX A]: Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Interior to categorically exclude vegetative management activities that establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Examples of vegetative management activities include restoring native vegetation following a natural disturbance or preventing the expansion of nonnative or invasive vegetation into such habitat.  A categorical exclusion under NEPA is a category of actions which do not have a significant effect on the human environment and for which neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required. The bill prohibits the categorical exclusion from including: (1) activity conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area, or (2) activity for the construction of a permanent road or trail. Before commencing a vegetative management activity that is covered by a categorical exclusion, Interior must develop a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at least 20 years, to ensure that management of the treated area does not degrade the habitat gains secured by the vegetative management activity. Vegetative material resulting from vegetative management activity may be: (1) used for fuel wood or other products; or (2) piled or burned, or both.  Native vegetative cover must be reestablished on a temporary road constructed in connection with a categorically excluded vegetative management activity in order to minimize soil erosion from areas disturbed by the temporary road.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``First Amendment Defense Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Leading legal scholars concur that conflicts between 
        same-sex marriage and religious liberty are real and should be 
        legislatively addressed.
            (2) As the President stated in response to the decision of 
        the Supreme Court on the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013, 
        ``Americans hold a wide range of views'' on the issue of same-
        sex marriage, and ``maintaining our Nation's commitment to 
        religious freedom'' is ``vital''.
            (3) Nevertheless, in 2015, when asked whether a religious 
        school could lose its tax-exempt status for opposing same-sex 
        marriage, the Solicitor General of the United States 
        represented to the United States Supreme Court that ``[i]t's 
        certainly going to be an issue''.
            (4) Protecting religious freedom from Government intrusion 
        is a Government interest of the highest order. Legislatively 
        enacted measures advance this interest by remedying, deterring, 
        and preventing Government interference with religious exercise 
        in a way that complements the protections mandated by the First 
        Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
            (5) Laws that protect the free exercise of religious 
        beliefs and moral convictions about marriage will encourage 
        private citizens and institutions to demonstrate tolerance for 
        those beliefs and convictions and therefore contribute to a 
        more respectful, diverse, and peaceful society.

SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF THE FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MORAL 
              CONVICTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Federal Government shall not take any discriminatory action against a 
person, wholly or partially on the basis that such person believes or 
acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that 
marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one 
woman, or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such a 
marriage.
    (b) Discriminatory Action Defined.--As used in subsection (a), a 
discriminatory action means any action taken by the Federal Government 
to--
            (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment of, or cause 
        any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, 
        delay, or revoke an exemption from taxation under section 
        501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person 
        referred to in subsection (a);
            (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax purposes of any 
        charitable contribution made to or by such person;
            (3) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise deny 
        any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative 
        agreement, loan, license, certification, accreditation, 
        employment, or other similar position or status from or to such 
        person;
            (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise deny 
        any benefit under a Federal benefit program from or to such 
        person; or
            (5) otherwise discriminate against such person.
    (c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.--The Federal 
Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or certified for 
purposes of Federal law any person that would be accredited, licensed, 
or certified, respectively, for such purposes but for a determination 
against such person wholly or partially on the basis that the person 
believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral 
conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one 
man and one woman, or that sexual relations are properly reserved to 
such a marriage.

SEC. 4. JUDICIAL RELIEF.

    (a) Cause of Action.--A person may assert an actual or threatened 
violation of this Act as a claim or defense in a judicial or 
administrative proceeding and obtain compensatory damages, injunctive 
relief, declaratory relief, or any other appropriate relief against the 
Federal Government. Standing to assert a claim or defense under this 
section shall be governed by the general rules of standing under 
Article III of the Constitution.
    (b) Administrative Remedies Not Required.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, an action under this section may be commenced, 
and relief may be granted, in a United States district court without 
regard to whether the person commencing the action has sought or 
exhausted available administrative remedies.
    (c) Attorneys' Fees.--Section 722(b) of the Revised Statutes (42 
U.S.C. 1988(b)) is amended by inserting ``the First Amendment Defense 
Act,'' after ``the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act 
of 2000,''.
    (d) Authority of United States To Enforce This Act.--The Attorney 
General may bring an action for injunctive or declaratory relief 
against an independent establishment described in section 104(1) of 
title 5, United States Code, or an officer or employee of that 
independent establishment, to enforce compliance with this Act. Nothing 
in this subsection shall be construed to deny, impair, or otherwise 
affect any right or authority of the Attorney General, the United 
States, or any agency, officer, or employee of the United States, 
acting under any law other than this subsection, to institute or 
intervene in any proceeding.

SEC. 5. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Broad Construction.--This Act shall be construed in favor of a 
broad protection of free exercise of religious beliefs and moral 
convictions, to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of this Act 
and the Constitution.
    (b) No Preemption, Repeal, or Narrow Construction.--Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to preempt State law, or repeal Federal law, 
that is equally or more protective of free exercise of religious 
beliefs and moral convictions. Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to narrow the meaning or application of any State or Federal law 
protecting free exercise of religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the Federal 
Government from providing, either directly or through a person not 
seeking protection under this Act, any benefit or service authorized 
under Federal law.
    (c) 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. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Federal benefit program.--The term ``Federal benefit 
        program'' has the meaning given that term in section 552a of 
        title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Federal government.--The term ``Federal Government'' 
        includes each authority of any branch of the Government of the 
        United States.
            (3) Person.--The term ``person'' means a person as defined 
        in section 1 of title 1, United States Code, and includes any 
        such person regardless of religious affiliation or lack 
        thereof, and regardless of for-profit or nonprofit status.
[EX A]:
First Amendment Defense Act Prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage. Defines "discriminatory action" as any federal government action to discriminate against a person with such beliefs or convictions, including a federal government action to:   alter the federal tax treatment of, cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke certain tax exemptions of any such person;  disallow a deduction of any charitable contribution made to or by such person;  withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise deny any federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, loan, license, certification, accreditation, employment, or similar position or status from or to such person; or  withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise deny any benefit under a federal benefit program.  Requires the federal government to consider to be accredited, licensed, or certified for purposes of federal law any person who would be accredited, licensed, or certified for such purposes but for a determination that the person believes or acts in accordance with such a religious belief or moral conviction.  Permits a person to assert an actual or threatened violation of this Act as a claim or defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding and to obtain compensatory damages or other appropriate relief against the federal government. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action to enforce this Act against the Government Accountability Office or an establishment in the executive branch, other than the U.S. Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission, that is not an executive department, military department, or government corporation.  Defines "person" as any person regardless of religious affiliation, including corporations and other entities regardless of for-profit or nonprofit status.