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orientation and gender identity), or national origin’ shall be considered to be a reference to ‘race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, a handicapping condition, marital status, or political affiliation’.”.
SEC. 8. INTERVENTION.
Section 902 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000h–2) is amended by inserting “(including sexual orientation and gender identity),” before “or national origin,”.
SEC. 9. MISCELLANEOUS.
Title XI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended—
- (1) by redesignating sections 1101 through 1104 (42 U.S.C. 2000h et seq.) and sections 1105 and 1106 (42 U.S.C. 2000h–5, 2000h–6) as sections 1102 through 1105 and sections 1108 and 1109, respectively;
- (2) by inserting after the title heading the following:
“SEC. 1101. DEFINITIONS AND RULES.
“(a) Definitions.—In titles II, III, IV, VI, VII, and IX (referred to individually in sections 1106 and 1107 as a ‘covered title’):
- “(1) Race; color; religion; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; national ori-
