,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ac1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kaine7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,fair ,housing ,act to prohibit     
discrimination based on source of income
 or veteran status4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fair    
,housing ,improvement ,act of #bjah4    
#b4 ,prohibiting housing discrimination 
based on source of income or veteran    
status  7a7 ,in general ,the ,fair      
,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et   
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #hjb 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjb71 by adding at the 
end the following3  7p7 ,source of      
income includes-- 7#a7 a housing voucher
 under section #h of the ,united ,states
 ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#adcg;f7 and any form of ,federal1      
,state1 or local housing assistance     

provided to a family or provided to a   
housing owner on behalf of a family1    
including rental vouchers1 rental       
assistance1 and rental subsidies from   
nongovernmental organizations2  7#b7    
income received during a taxable year as
 ,social ,security benefits1 as defined 
in section #hf7;d7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 or as          
supplemental security income benefits   
under title ,,xvi of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et  
seq472  7#c7 income received by court   
order1 including spousal support and    
child support2  7#d7 any payment from a 
trust1 guardian1 or conservator2 and    
7#e7 any other lawful source of income4 
7q7 ,veteran status means--  7#a7 a     
member of the uniformed services1 as    
defined in section #aja of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code2 or  7#b7 a       
veteran1 as defined in section #aja of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  2    
7#b7 in section #hjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#cfjd7-- 7,a7 by inserting source of    

income1 veteran status1 after familial  
status1 each place that term appears2   
and  7,b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 by    
inserting 7#a7 before ,to make2 and     
7ii7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,nothing in this title shall be  
construed to--  7,a7 prohibit a lender  
from implementing a loan program for    
veterans or based upon veteran status2  
or  7,b7 prohibit an entity from        
providing housing assistance under      
section #h7o77#ai7 of the ,united       
,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77#ai771 the         
,homeless ,providers ,grant and ,per    
,diem program of the ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs1 or any other        
,federal housing assistance program for 
veterans or based upon veterans status4 
2  7#c7 in section #hje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfje7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by     
inserting source of income1 veteran     
status1 after familial status12 and     
7,b7 in subsection 7c71 by inserting    
source of income1 veteran status1 after 

handicap12  7#d7 in section #hjf 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cfjf71 by inserting source of
 income1 veteran status1 after familial 
status12 and  7#e7 in section           
#hjh7;e77#f7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#cfjh7;e77#f771 by inserting source of  
income1 veteran status1 after handicap14
  7b7 ,prevention of intimidation in    
fair housing cases ,section #ija of the 
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cfca7 is amended by inserting
 source of income 7as defined in section
 #hjb71 veteran status 7as defined in   
section #hjb71 before or national origin
 each place that term appears4