Sec. 3. Survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault as protected class under the Fair Housing Act

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The Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended— in section 802 ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 ), by adding at the end the following: Domestic violence — has the meaning given the term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a) ); and includes— dating violence and stalking, as defined in such section 40002(a); and threatened domestic violence. Sexual assault — has the meaning given the term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a) ); and includes threatened sexual assault.

Sex trafficking has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(12) ). Coercion has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(3) . ; in section 804 ( 42 U.S.C. 3604 )— in subsection (a), by inserting , or because the person is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking before the period at the end; in subsection (b), by inserting, , or because the person is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking before the period at the end; in subsection (c), by striking or national origin and inserting, national origin, or whether a person is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking ; in subsection (d), by inserting , or because the person is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking, after national origin ; and in subsection (e), by inserting , or of a person or persons who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking before the period at the end; in section 805 ( 42 U.S.C. 3605 )— in subsection (a), by inserting , or because the person is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking before the period at the end; and in subsection (c), by striking or familial status and inserting familial status, or whether a person is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking ; in section 806 ( 42 U.S.C. 3606 ), by striking or national origin and inserting national origin, or whether a person is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking ; in section 807 ( 42 U.S.C. 3607 ), by adding at the end the following:

Nothing in this title shall prohibit Federal, State, or local governmental or other assistance or a preference program designed to assist or benefit domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking survivors in seeking, securing, or maintaining dwellings, shelters, or any other form of housing, including associated notices, statements, or advertisements. ; and in section 808(e)(6) ( 42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(6) ), by inserting status as a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking, after handicap, .

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended— in section 901 ( 42 U.S.C. 3631 )— in the paragraph preceding subsection (a), by inserting or coercion after threat of force ; in subsection (a), by inserting , or because the person is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking, after national origin ; in subsection (b)(1), by inserting or because the person is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking, after national origin, ; and in subsection (c), by inserting or because the person is a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking, after national origin, ; and by inserting after section 901 the following:

In this title, the terms domestic violence , sexual assault , sex trafficking , and coercion have the meanings given those terms in section 802. .

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