,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #cj1 #bjai,mr4  
,ka9e 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4    
,k+1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 
,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51  
,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4       
,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4 ,smi?1  
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4        
,m]kley1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 & ,ms4 ,cantwell7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to ext5d !       
protections ( ! ,fair ,h\s+ ,act to     
p]sons suff]+ discrim9ation on ! basis (
 sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,fair & ,equal ,h\s+   
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,h\s+  7a7 ,fair     
,h\s+ ,act ,! ,fair ,h\s+ ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 section #hjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjb71  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7p7 ,race1  
color1 religion1 sex1 sexual ori5tation1
 g5d] id5tity1 h&icap1 familial /atus1  

or national orig91 us$ ) respect to a   
p]son1 includes-- 7#a7 ! race1 color1   
religion1 sex1 sexual ori5tation1 g5d]  
id5tity1 h&icap1 familial /atus1 or     
national orig9 ( ano!r p]son ) :om !    
p]son is1 or has be51 associat$2 &  7#b7
 a p]ception or belief1 ev5 if          
inaccurate1 conc]n+ ! race1 color1      
religion1 sex1 sexual ori5tation1 g5d]  
id5tity1 h&icap1 familial /atus1 or     
national orig9 ( ! p]son4  7q7 ,sexual  
ori5tation means homosexuality1         
het]osexuality1 or bisexuality4  7r7    
,g5d] id5tity means ! g5d]-relat$       
id5tity1 appe>ance1 mann]isms1 or o!r   
g5d]-relat$ *>act]i/ics ( an individual1
 reg>dless ( ! individual's designat$   
sex at bir?4  2  7#b7 9 section #hjd    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjd7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+  
sexual ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 aft]   
sex1 ea* place t t]m appe>s2 &  7,b7 9  
subsection 7f77#c77;,a71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2    
7#c7 9 section #hje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cfje71 by ins]t+ sexual ori5tation1    

g5d] id5tity1 aft] sex1 ea* place t t]m 
appe>s2  7#d7 9 section #hjf 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cfjf71 by ins]t+ sexual      
ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 aft] sex12    
7#e7 9 section #hjh7;e7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfjh7;e77-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by   
ins]t+ a semicolon at ! end2 &  7,b7 9  
p>agraph 7#f71 by ins]t+ sexual         
ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 aft] sex12 &  
7#f7 9 section #haj7;f7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfaj7;f771 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d7 &    
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,c]tification    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b71 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,fair & ,equal   
,h\s+ ,act ( #bjai & end+ on ! date t is
 #dj mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( t   
,act1 ea* ag5cy c]tifi$ = ! purposes (  
?is title on ! day be=e ! date (        
enactm5t ( ! ,fair & ,equal ,h\s+ ,act (
 #bjai %all1 = ! purposes ( ?is         
subsection1 be consid]$ c]tifi$ "u ?is  
subsection ) respect to ^? matt]s = :i* 
! ag5cy 0 c]tifi$ on t date4  7,b7      
,exceptional circum/ances ,if !         

,secret>y det]m9es 9 an individual case 
t an ag5cy has n be5 able to meet !     
c]tification requirem5ts "u ?is         
subsection )9 ! #dj-mon? p]iod describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7 due to exceptional   
circum/ances1 su* z ! infrequ5cy (      
legislative sessions 9 ! jurisdiction ( 
! ag5cy1 ! ,secret>y may ext5d ! p]iod  
by n m ?an #ahj days4  4  7b7 ,prev5tion
 ( intimidation 9 fair h\s+ cases       
,section #ija ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( 
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfca7 is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ sexual ori5tation 7z su* t]m is  
def9$ 9 section #hjb ( ?is ,act71 g5d]  
id5tity 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section   
#hjb ( ?is ,act71 aft] sex1 ea* place t 
t]m appe>s4