; and (2) to ensure that gender identity is not treated as a protected class in Federal law or policy without the affirmative approval of the people’s representatives in Congress. 3. Prohibition of policies redefining sex to mean gender identity (a) Rule of Construction In determining the meaning of any Federal civil rights law, and of any related ruling, regulation, guidance, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the words sex and gender and their equivalents shall not be interpreted to mean gender identity or its equivalent, and the words man and woman and their equivalents shall refer exclusively to a person’s genetic sex. (b) Rule of Interpretation No Federal civil rights law shall be interpreted to treat gender identity or transgender status as a protected class, unless such law expressly designates gender identity or transgender status as a protected class. (c) Definition of Federal civil rights law For purposes of this Act, the term Federal civil rights law means any Federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex or gender, including title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.), the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ), and any other Federal law or provision thereof prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex or gender.