text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Amendments Act of 
  2003''.
  
  SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.
  
      (a) Public Accommodations.--(1) Section 201(a) of the Civil Rights 
  Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a(a)) is amended by striking ``religion,'' 
  and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
      (2) Section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000a-1) is amended by 
  striking ``religion,'' and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual 
  orientation.''.
      (b) Public Facilities.--Section 301(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
  2000b(a)) is amended by striking ``religion,'' and inserting 
  ``religion, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
      (c) Federally Assisted Programs.--Section 601 of such Act (42 
  U.S.C. 2000d) is amended by striking ``color,'' and inserting ``color, 
  affectional or sexual orientation,''.
      (d) Equal Employment Opportunities.--(1) Sections 703(a), 703(b), 
  703(c), 703(d), 703(e), 703(h), 703(j), 704(b), 706(g), and 717(a) of 
  such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(a), 2000e-2(b), 2000e-2(c), 2000e-2(d), 
  2000e-(e), 2000e-2(h), 2000e-2(j), 2000e-3(b), 2000e-5(g), and 2000e-
  16(a)) are amended by striking ``sex,'' each place it appears and 
  inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
      (2) Section 717(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16(c)) is amended 
  by striking ``sex'' and inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual 
  orientation,''.
      (3) Section 703(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(h)) is amended by 
  striking ``sex'' the first place it appears and inserting ``sex, 
  affectional or sexual orientation,''.
      (4) The heading of section 703 of such Act is amended by striking 
  ``sex,'' and inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
      (e) Intervention by Attorney General in Civil Rights Cases.--
  Section 902 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000h-2) is amended by striking 
  ``sex'' and inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
      (f) Definition; Rules of Interpretation.--Title XI of such Act (42 
  U.S.C. 2000h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
  section:
  
                    ``affectional or sexual orientation
  
      ``Sec. 1107. (a) Definition.--For purposes of titles II, III, VI, 
  VII, and IX of this Act, the term `affectional or sexual orientation' 
  means male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality, and bisexuality by 
  orientation or practice, by and between consenting adults.
      ``(b) Rules of Interpretation.--(1) Nothing in this Act shall be 
  construed to permit or require--
              ``(A) that a finding of discrimination on the basis of 
          affectional or sexual orientation be based on any statistical 
          differences in the incidence of persons of a particular 
          affectional or sexual orientation in the general population as 
          opposed to the incidence of such persons in the activity 
          concerned; or
              ``(B) the use of any quota as a remedy for discrimination 
          on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation.
      ``(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require any person 
  to disclose a personal affectional or sexual orientation.''.
  
  SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING ACT.
  
      (a) Housing Sale and Rental, Residential Real-Estate-Related 
  Transactions, and Brokerage Services.--(1) Section 804 of the Civil 
  Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended by striking 
  ``religion,'' each place it appears and inserting ``religion, 
  affectional and sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 
  802(p)),''.
      (2) Section 805 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is amended by striking 
  ``religion,'' each place it appears and inserting ``religion, 
  affectional or sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 
  802(p)),''.
      (3) Section 806 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is amended by striking 
  ``religion,'' and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual 
  orientation (as such term is defined in section 802(p)),''.
      (b) Prevention of Intimidation.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights 
  Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by striking ``religion,'' each 
  place it appears and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual 
  orientation (as such term is defined in section 802(p)),''.
      (c) Definition.--Section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
  U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
  subsection:
      ``(p) `Affectional or sexual orientation' means male or female 
  homosexuality, heterosexuality, and bisexuality by orientation or 
  practice, by and between consenting adults.''.
      (d) Rules of Interpretation.--(1) Title VIII of the Civil Rights 
  Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
  the following new section:
  
   ``rules of interpretation regarding affectional or sexual orientation
  
      ``Sec. 821. (a) Findings of Discrimination; Quotas.--Nothing in 
  this Act shall be construed to permit or require--
              ``(1) that a finding of discrimination on the basis of 
          affectional or sexual orientation be based on any statistical 
          differences in the incidence of persons of a particular 
          affectional or sexual orientation in the general population as 
          opposed to the incidence of such persons in the activity 
          concerned; or
              ``(2) the use of any quota as a remedy for discrimination 
          on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation.
      ``(b) Protection of Privacy Rights.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
  construed to require any person to disclose a personal affectional or 
  sexual orientation.''.
      (2) Title IX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3631 et seq.) is amended by 
  adding at the end the following new section:
  
     ``application of rules of interpretation regarding affectional or 
                             sexual orientation
  
      ``Sec. 902. The provisions of this title are subject to the rules 
  of interpretation described in section 821 of this Act.''.
                                   
  
target: Civil Rights Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation with respect to: (1) public accommodations; (2) public facilities; (3) federally assisted programs; (5) equal employment opportunities; (6) housing sales and rentals; and (7) brokerage services.
feat_title: To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, and for other purposes.