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.''.
                                 

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.
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