,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,civil ,rights    
,act of #aifd and the ,fair ,housing    
,act to prohibit disparate-impact       
claims4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,restoring ,equal      
,opportunity ,act4  #b4 ,sense of the   
,senate ,it is the sense of the ,senate 
that it is the policy of the ,united    
,states to eliminate the use of         
disparate-impact liability in all       
contexts to the maximum degree possible 
to avoid violating the ,constitution of 
the ,united ,states1 ,federal civil     
rights laws1 and basic ,american ideals4
  #c4 ,disparate-impact claims          
prohibited for employment practices     
,section #gjc of the ,civil ,rights ,act
 of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e-#b7 is 
amended by striking subsection 7k7 and  

inserting the following3  7k7 7#a7 ,no  
person may bring an action or proceeding
 under this title for a claim alleging  
an unlawful employment practice based on
 disparate impact4  7#b7 ,in this       
subsection1 the term disparate impact1  
used with respect to an employment      
practice1 means the result of an        
employment practice that-- 7,a7 is      
neutral on its face1 and does not result
 from an intention to discriminate in a 
manner prohibited under this title2 but 
7,b7 may have a disproportionate effect 
on certain groups1 including protected  
classes under this title4  4  #d4       
,disparate-impact claims prohibited for 
housing practices ,section #hjg of the  
,fair ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cfjg7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7c7 7#a7 ,no person may 
bring an action or proceeding under this
 title for a claim alleging a           
discriminatory housing practice based on
 disparate impact4  7#b7 ,in this       
subsection1 the term disparate impact1  

used with respect to a housing practice1
 means the result of a housing practice 
that-- 7,a7 is neutral on its face1 and 
does not result from an intention to    
discriminate in a manner prohibited     
under this title2 but  7,b7 may have a  
disproportionate effect on certain      
groups1 including protected classes     
under this title4  4  #e4 ,nullifying   
regulations ,the following ,presidential
 approvals of the regulations           
promulgated under section #fjb of the   
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d-#a71 and the          
regulations so approved1 shall have no  
force and effect3 7#a7 ,the             
,presidential approval of regulations   
issued by the ,equal ,employment        
,opportunity ,commission relating to    
title ,,vii of the ,civil ,rights ,act  
of #aifd 7#ca ,fed4 ,reg4 #ajbfi 7,july 
#bi1 #aiff771 as applied to section     
#db4ajd7;b77#b7 of title #bh1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 in full4  7#b7   
,the ,presidential approval of          

regulations issued by the ,department of
 ,justice relating to ,regulations ,to  
,implement ,title ,,vi of the ,civil    
,rights ,act of #aifd ,with ,respect to 
,federal ,assistance ,administered by   
the ,department of ,justice 7#ch ,fed4  
,reg4 #agiee 7,july #e1 #aigc771 as     
applied to the words or effect in both  
places they appear in section           
#db4ajd7;b77#c7 of title #bh1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 and as applied to
 section #db4ajd7;b77#f77;ii7 of title  
#bh1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations and 
section #db4ajd7;c77#b7 of title #bh1   
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 in full4