115 HR 2331 IH: Connected Government Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-05-03
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1.This Act may be cited as the Connected Government Act
. 2.Federal websites required to be mobile friendly (a)If, on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, an agency creates a website that is intended for use by the public or updates a website that is intended for use by the public, the agency shall ensure that the website is mobile friendly.
(b)Report by FCC, NTIA, and GSA requiredNot later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the Administrator of General Services, shall submit a report that describes the implementation of the requirement described under subsection (a) and assesses the compliance of each agency with such requirement to each of the following:
(1)The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (2)The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
(3)The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives. (4)The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
(c)In this section: (1)The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
(2)The term mobile friendly means, with respect to a website, that the website is configured in such a way that the website may be easily navigated and viewed on a smartphone, tablet computer, or similar mobile device.