,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbb,mr4 
,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,evans1 and ,mr4     
,blumenauer7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,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 #bjbb4  #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  
the status of a person as 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--  7,a7  
rental vouchers2  7,b7 rental           
assistance2  7,c7 rental subsidies from 
nongovernmental organizations2 and  7,d7
 homeownership subsidies2  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 seq471 including any 
such benefit to which the individual is 
entitled for which payment is made to a 
representative payee2  7#c7 income      

received by court order1 including      
spousal support and child support2  7#d7
 any payment from a trust1 guardian1    
conservator1 cosigner1 or relative2 and 
7#e7 any other lawful source of income  
or funds1 including savings accounts and
 investments4  7r7 ,veteran status means
 the status of a person as a former     
member of the ,armed ,forces4  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 7f71 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#aj7
 ,nothing in this title shall be        
construed to prohibit any entity from   
providing or otherwise making available 
any services or other assistance to     
individuals receiving ,federal1 ,state  
or local housing assistance4  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 
#bjbb 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