1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 . 2. Prohibiting housing discrimination based on source of income or veteran status (a) In general The Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 802 ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 ), by adding at the end the following: (p) Source of income includes— (1) a housing voucher under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ) and any form of Federal, State, or local housing assistance provided to a family or provided to a housing owner on behalf of a family, including rental vouchers, rental assistance, and rental subsidies from nongovernmental organizations; (2) income received during a taxable year as Social Security benefits, as defined in section 86(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or as supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); (3) income received by court order, including spousal support and child support; (4) any payment from a trust, guardian, or conservator; and (5) any other lawful source of income. (q) Veteran status means— (1) a member of the uniformed services, as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code; or (2) a veteran, as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. ; (2) in section 804 ( 42 U.S.C. 3604 )— (A) by inserting source of income, veteran status, after familial status, each place that term appears; and (B) in subsection (c)— (i) by inserting (1) before To make ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (2) Nothing in this title shall be construed to— (A) prohibit a lender from implementing a loan program for veterans or based upon veteran status