SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING ACT. 
(a) HOUSING SALE
AND RENTAL, RESIDENTIAL 
REAL-ESTATE-RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND BROKER-
AGE SERVICES.—(1) Section 804 of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended by striking ‘‘sex,’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sex, sexual orienta-
tion, or gender identity,’’. 
(2) Section 805 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is 
amended by striking ‘‘sex,’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity,’’. 
(3) Section 806 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is 
amended by striking ‘‘sex,’’ and inserting ‘‘sex, sexual ori-
entation, or gender identity,’’. 
(b) PREVENTION OF INTIMIDATION.—Section 901 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended 
by striking ‘‘sex,’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,’’. 
(c) DEFINITION.—Section 802 of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(p) ‘Sexual orientation’ means homosexuality, het-
erosexuality, or bisexuality. 
‘‘(q) ‘Gender identity’ means the gender-related iden-
tity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related 
characteristics of an individual, with or without regard to 
the individual’s designated sex at birth.’’. 
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(d) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—Title VIII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘RULE OF INTERPRETATION REGARDING SEXUAL 
ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY 
‘‘SEC. 821. Nothing in this Act or in the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 shall be construed to require any person to 
disclose a personal sexual orientation or gender identity.’’. 
SEC. 3. PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. 
Section 202 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000a–1) is amended by striking ‘‘national ori-
gin,’’ and inserting ‘‘national origin, sexual orientation (as 
defined in section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968), 
or gender identity (as defined in section 802 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968),’’. 
SEC. 4. PUBLIC FACILITIES. 
Section 301 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000b) is amended by striking ‘‘national origin,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘national origin, sexual orientation (as de-
fined in section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968), or 
gender identity (as defined in section 802 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968),’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND INITIAL RULEMAKING. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect on the 180th 
day beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(b) INITIAL RULEMAKING.—In consultation with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall, not later than the 
180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
issue rules to implement title VIII of the Fair Housing 
Act as amended by this Act. The Secretary shall give pub-
lic notice and opportunity for comment with respect to 
such rules. 
Æ 
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