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that for purposes of that application, a reference in that section 1106 to ‘race, color, religion, sex (including sexual 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, or disability’.”.
(h) Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.—Chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
- (1) in section 2301(b)(2), by striking “sex,” nd inserting “sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity),”;
- (2) in section 2302—
- (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting “(including sexual orientation and gender identity),” before “or national origin,”; and
- (B) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting “(including sexual orientation and gender identity),” before “or national origin;”; and
- (3) by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 2307. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND CLAIMS.
“Sections 1101(b), 1106, and 1107 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 shall apply to this chapter (and remedial provisions of this title related to this chapter) except that for purposes of that application, a reference in that section 1106 to ‘race, color, religion, sex (including sexual
