,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,tiffany 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ow5s1 ,ms4  
,t5ney1 ,ms4 ,hageman1 ,mr4 ,ogles1     
,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 
,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,moore (    
,alabama7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 
& 9 addition to ! ,committees on        
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 ,education 
& ,work=ce1 & ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide = equal protection ( ! law & to 
prohibit discrim9ation & pref]5tial     
treatm5t on ! basis ( race1 color1 or   
national orig9 9 ,f$]al actions1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,fairness1              
,anti-discrim9ation & ,individual       
,rights ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,fair ,act ( 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition aga9/          

discrim9ation & pref]5tial treatm5t     
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 nei!r 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t nor any (fic]1       
employee1 or ag5t ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
%all-- 7#a7 int5tionally discrim9ate    
aga9/1 or grant a pref]5ce to1 any p]son
 or gr\p bas$ 9 :ole or 9 "p on race1   
color1 or national orig91 9 connection  
)-- 7,a7 a ,f$]al contract or           
subcontract2  7,b7 ,f$]al employm5t2 or 
7,c7 any o!r f$]ally conduct$ program or
 activity2 or  7#b7 require or enc\rage 
a ,f$]al contractor or subcontractor1 or
 ! recipi5t ( a lic5se or f9ancial      
assi/ance1 to discrim9ate int5tionally  
aga9/1 or grant a pref]5ce to1 any p]son
 or gr\p bas$ 9 :ole or 9 "p on race1   
color1 or national orig91 9 connection )
 any ,f$]al contract or subcontract or  
,f$]al lic5se or f9ancial assi/ance4    
#c4 ,prohibition relat+ to recipi5ts (  
,f$]al aid ,a ,/ate or private entity t 
receives ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance may n
 discrim9ate aga9/1 or grant a pref]5ce 
to1 any p]son or gr\p bas$ 9 :ole or 9  

"p on race1 color1 or national orig91 9 
connection )-- 7#a7 any contract or     
subcontract2  7#b7 employm5t2 or  7#c7  
admission to any educational in/itution4
  #d4 ,con/ruction ,?is ,act does n     
affect any law gov]n+ immigration or    
nationality1 or ! adm9i/ration ( any su*
 law4  #e4 ,compliance review ( policies
 & regulations ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( 
ea* dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t1 9 consultation ) ! ,attorney 
,g5]al1 %all review all exi/+ policies &
 regulations t su* dep>tm5t or ag5cy    
head is *>g$ ) adm9i/]+1 modify su*     
policies & regulations to con=m to !    
requirem5ts ( ?is ,act1 & report to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate ! results ( !      
review & any modifications to ! policies
 & regulations4  #f4 ,rem$ies  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,any p]son aggriev$ by a violation
 ( section #b or #c may1 9 a civil      
action aga9/ ! violator 7includ+ a      

violator t is a gov]nm5tal entity71     
obta9 appropriate relief 7:i* may       
include back pay74 ,a prevail+ pla9tiff 
9 a civil action "u ?is section %all be 
aw>d$ a reasonable attorney's fee z "p (
 ! co/s4  7b7 ,con/ruction ,?is section 
does n affect any rem$y available "u any
 o!r law4  #g4 ,effect on p5d+ matt]s   
7a7 ,p5d+ cases ,?is ,act does n affect 
any case p5d+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4  7b7 ,p5d+ contracts &           
subcontracts ,?is ,act does n affect any
 contract or subcontract 9 effect on !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 includ+ any 
option ex]cis$ "u su* contract or       
subcontract be=e or aft] su* date (     
enactm5t4  #h4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1 
! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,f$]al  
gov]nm5t ,! t]m ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t means  
executive & legislative bran*es ( !     
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7      
,pref]5ce ,! t]m pref]5ce means an      
advantage ( any k9d1 & includes a quota1
 set-aside1 num]ical goal1 timetable1 or
 o!r num]ical objective4