,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aihf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf1     
#bjai,mr4 ,kaine 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 income1 veteran status1 or   
military status4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,fair ,housing
 ,improvement ,act of #bjai4  #b4       
,prohibiting housing discrimination     
based on source of income1 veteran      
status1 or military 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 ,military status means a
 member of the uniformed services1 as   
defined in section #aja of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code4  7q7 ,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 person or family or       
provided to a housing owner on behalf of
 a person or family1 including rental   
vouchers1 rental assistance1 and rental 
subsidies from nongovernmental          
organizations2  7#b7 income received as 
a monthly benefit under title ,,ii of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq471 as a           
supplemental security income benefit    
under title ,,xvi of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et  
seq471 or as a benefit under the        
,railroad ,retirement ,act of #aigd 7#de
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bca et seq472  7#c7 income  
received by court order1 including      
spousal support and child support2  7#d7
 any payment from a trust1 guardian1    
conservator1 or other relative2 and     
7#e7 any other lawful source of income  
or funds1 including savings accounts and

 investments4  7r7 ,veteran status means
 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 military 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 status or military 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 veteran status or military 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 military status1 after familial 
status12 and  7,b7 in subsection 7c71 by
 inserting source of income1 veteran    
status1 military status1 after          
handicap12  7#d7 in section #hjf 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cfjf71 by inserting source of
 income1 veteran status1 military       
status1 after familial status12  7#e7 in
 section #hjh7;e77#f7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cfjh7;e77#f771 by inserting source of  
income1 veteran status1 military status1
 after handicap12 and  7#f7 in section  
#haj7;f7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfaj7;f771 by  
striking paragraph 7#d7 and inserting   
the following3  7#d7 ,during the period 
beginning on the date of enactment of   
the ,fair ,housing ,improvement ,act of 
#bjai and ending on the date that is #dj
 months after such date of enactment1   
each agency certified for purposes of   
this title on the day before such date  
of enactment shall1 for purposes of this

 subsection1 be considered certified    
under this subsection with respect to   
those matters for which the agency was  
certified on that date4 ,if the         
,secretary determines in an individual  
case that an agency has not been able to
 meet the certification requirements    
within this #dj-month period due to     
exceptional circumstances1 such as the  
infrequency of legislative sessions in  
that jurisdiction1 the ,secretary may   
extend such period by not more than #f  
months4  4  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    
military status 7as defined in section  
#hjb71 before or national origin each   
place that term appears4