; Whereas Federal appellate courts have determined that violations of title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act (FHA), may be established through the disparate impact theory of liability; Whereas, in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, the Supreme Court held that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the FHA, with Justice Kennedy writing, Recognition of disparate-impact claims is also consistent with the central purpose of the FHA, which, like Title VII and the ADEA, was enacted to eradicate discriminatory practices within a sector of the Nation’s economy. Suits targeting unlawful zoning laws and other housing restrictions that unfairly exclude minorities from certain neighborhoods without sufficient justification are at the heartland of disparate-impact liability. … Recognition of disparate-impact liability under the FHA plays an important role in uncovering discriminatory intent: it permits plaintiffs to counteract unconscious prejudices and disguised animus that escape easy classification as disparate treatment. ; Whereas the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice are charged with enforcing title VI and its regulations, which prohibit both intentional discrimination and unintentional discrimination resulting from policies and practices that have a discriminatory effect, or disparate impact, on students based on race, color, or national origin; Whereas racial discrimination cases decided under title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provide guidance on how to analyze intentional discrimination and unintentional discrimination based upon disparate impact claims brought under title VI