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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY ACT OF 2019
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3587, introduced earlier
today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 3587) to require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to conduct a study on the accessibility of websites
of the Department of the Veterans Affairs to individuals with
disabilities, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill
be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider
be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 3587) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed as follows
S. 3587
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans
Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF WEBSITES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall conduct a study of all websites of the Department of
Veterans Affairs to determine whether such websites are
accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance
with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
794d).
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after completing the
study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on such study.
(c) Elements.--The report required by subsection (b) shall
include the following:
(1) A list of each website described in subsection (a) that
is not accessible to individuals with disabilities in
accordance with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 794d).
(2) For each website identified in the list under paragraph
(1)--
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(A) the plan of the Secretary to bring the website into
compliance with the requirements of section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d); and
(B) a description of the barriers to bringing the website
into compliance with the requirements of such section,
including any barriers relating to vacant positions at the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) Website Defined.--In this section, the term ``website''
includes the following:
(1) A file attached to a website.
(2) A web-based application.
(3) A kiosk at a medical facility of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, the use of which is required to check in
for scheduled appointments.
Passed the Senate March 26 (legislative day, March 25), 2020.
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