[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR192.3]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
        CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 192_EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN OFF-BASE HOUSING--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 192.3  Definitions.

    Agent. Real estate agency, manager, landlord, or owner of a housing 
facility doing business with DoD personnel or a housing referral service 
(HRS).
    Area outside the United States. Foreign countries where DoD 
personnel reside.
    Commander. The military or civilian head of any installation, 
organization, or agency of the Department of Defense who is assigned 
responsibility for the off-base housing program.
    Commuting area. That area which is within a 1 hour commute by a 
privately-owned vehicle during rush hour and no farther than 30 miles 
from the installation, or within other limits to satisfy mission 
requirements.
    Complainant. A member of the Armed Forces (or authorized dependent 
designated by the member) or a civilian employee of the Department of 
Defense (or authorized dependent designated by the civilian employee) 
who submits a complaint of discrimination under this part.
    Discrimination. An act, policy, or procedure that arbitrarily denies 
equal treatment in housing because of race, color, religion, sex, 
national origin, age, handicap, or familial status to an individual or 
group of individuals.
    DoD personnel. (1) Members of the Armed Forces (and their 
dependents) authorized to live off-base.
    (2) DoD civilian employees (and their dependents) who are 
transferred from one place of residence to another because of job 
requirements or recruited for job opportunities away from their current 
place of residence in the United States, and all DoD U.S. citizen 
appropriated fund and nonappropriated fund civilian employees and their 
dependents outside the United States.
    Familial Status. One or more individuals (who have not attained the 
age of 18 years) being domiciled with a parent or another person having 
legal custody of such an individual or individuals; or the designee of 
such parent or other person having such custody, with the written 
permission of such parent or other person.
    Listed facility. A suitable housing facility (not on restrictive 
sanction) listed with the HRS as available for occupancy by DoD 
personnel.

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    Minorities. All persons classified as black (not of Hispanic 
origin), Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or 
Alaskan native.
    Relief for the complainant. Action taken by a commander for the 
benefit of a complainant.
    Restrictive sanctions. Actions taken by a commander to prevent 
military personnel from moving to, or entering into a rental, lease, or 
purchase arrangement with, a housing facility, when its agent has been 
found to have discriminated against DoD personnel. Restrictive sanctions 
are effective against the agent and the facility.
    Survey. The procedure by which the HRS identifies housing resources 
to ascertain the availability of housing facilities for occupancy by DoD 
personnel.
    Verifiers. Volunteers used by the commander during the course of a 
housing discrimination investigation to determine if, in fact, housing 
discrimination is being practiced by an agent, as alleged. Verifiers are 
not required to be prospective tenants.