,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 
,israel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4
 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,ms4 ,*u1    
,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,clay1
 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,davis (         
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,f>r1    
,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4      
,hahn1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,pet]s (       
,mi*igan1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 ,mr4     
,polis1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,%]man1    
,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 &
 ,mr4 ,waxman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,equal ,cr$it ,opportunity ,act to    
prohibit discrim9ation on acc\nt (      
sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity :5    
ext5d+ cr$it4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,fre$om f              
,discrim9ation 9 ,cr$it ,act ( #bjac4   
#b4 ,prohibition aga9/ discrim9ation on 
acc\nt ( sexual ori5tation or g5d]      
id5tity ,subsection 7a77#a7 ( section   

#gja ( ! ,equal ,cr$it ,opportunity ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afia7 is am5d$--  7#a7 
by /rik+ on ! basis ( race1 color1      
religion1 national orig91 sex or m>ital 
/atus12 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ on ! basis (  
race1 color1 religion1 national orig91  
sex1 sexual ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 or
 m>ital /atus14  #c4 ,def9itions        
,section #gjb ( ! ,equal ,cr$it         
,opportunity ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4        
#afia;a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+      
subsections 7f7 & 7g72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+
 aft] subsection 7e7 ! foll[+ new       
subsections3  7f7 ,! t]m g5d] id5tity   
means ! g5d]-relat$ id5tity1 appe>ance1 
or mann]isms or o!r g5d]-relat$         
*>act]i/ics ( an individual1 ) or )\t   
reg>d to ! individual's designat$ sex at
 bir?4  7g7 ,! t]m p]son means a natural
 p]son1 a corporation1 gov]nm5t or      
gov]nm5tal subdivision or ag5cy1 tru/1  
e/ate1 p>tn]%ip1 coop]ative1 or         
association4  7h7 ,! t]m sexual         
ori5tation means homosexuality1         
het]osexuality1 or bisexuality4  7i7    

,any ref]5ce to any requirem5t impos$ "u
 ?is title or any provision ( ?is title 
%all be deem$ to include a ref]5ce to ! 
regulations ( ! ,bureau "u ?is title or 
! provision ( ?is title 9 "q4  4