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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 1281 (Introduced in Senate) — To prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service, and for other purposes. · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Ending housing discrimination against members of the uniformed services

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Section 802 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Member of the uniformed services means an individual who— is a member of— the uniformed services (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code); or the National Guard in State status under title 32, United States Code; or was discharged or released from service in the uniformed services (as so defined) or the National Guard in such status under conditions other than dishonorable. .
Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting or because the person is a member of the uniformed services after national origin ; in subsection (b), by inserting or because the person is a member of the uniformed services after national origin ; in subsection (c), by inserting or because a person is a member of the uniformed services, after national origin, ; and in subsection (d), by inserting , or because the person is a member of the uniformed services, after national origin .
Section 805 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3605 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting or because the person is a member of the uniformed services after national origin ; and in subsection (c), by striking , or familial status and inserting familial status, or whether a person is a member of the uniformed services . Section 806 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3606 ) is amended by inserting or because a person is a member of the uniformed services after national origin .
Section 807(a) of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3607(a) ) is amended, in the first sentence by inserting or to persons who are not members of the uniformed services after national origin . Section 808(e)(6) of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(6) ) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting (including whether such persons and households are or include a member of the uniformed services) after persons and households . Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting , or because the person is a member of the uniformed services (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act), after national origin ; in subsection (b)(1), by inserting or because a person is a member of the uniformed services (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act), after national origin, ; and in subsection (c), by inserting or because a person is a member of the uniformed services (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act), after national origin, .
The Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Nothing in this Act may be construed to prohibit any person from— making available to an individual a benefit with respect to a dwelling, a residential real estate-related transaction (as defined in section 805 of this Act), or a service described in section 806 of this Act because the individual is a member of the uniformed services; or selling or renting a dwelling only to members of the uniformed services.
For purposes of this section, the term benefit includes a term, condition, privilege, promotion, discount, or other favorable treatment (including an advertisement for such treatment) having the purpose or effect of providing an advantage to a member of the uniformed services. .
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