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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 2910 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2910
To amend section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require each
Federal department or agency to have a compliance officer to ensure the
department or agency is meeting the requirements of such section.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 21, 2023
Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal,
Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require each
Federal department or agency to have a compliance officer to ensure the
department or agency is meeting the requirements of such section.
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 ``Federal Agency Accessibility
Compliance Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE OFFICER.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Compliance Officer.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Appointment.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of the Federal Agency
Accessibility Compliance Act of 2023, the head of each
Federal department or agency to which this section
applies shall appoint a compliance officer who shall
have knowledge and experience with website
accessibility, the requirements of this section, and
the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines that are
current as of the date of the appointment.
``(B) Responsibilities.--Each compliance officer
appointed under subparagraph (A) shall--
``(i) be responsible for ensuring the
Federal department or agency is meeting the
requirements of this section; and
``(ii) report directly to the head of the
Federal department or agency.
``(2) Signed certification.--Beginning not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of the Federal Agency
Accessibility Compliance Act of 2023, and biennially
thereafter, the head of each Federal department or agency to
which this section applies shall--
``(A) post on the home page of the department or
agency's website a signed certification that the
department or agency is in compliance with the
requirements under this section; or
``(B) submit to Congress, and post on the home page
of the department or agency's website, a plan with a
timeline to ensure the department or agency's
compliance with the requirements under this section.
``(3) Larger departments and agencies.--With respect to a
Federal department or agency to which this section applies that
has multiple units within such department or agency headed by
Assistant Secretaries or Directors, the head of each such unit
shall appoint a compliance officer who shall be responsible for
ensuring the unit is meeting the requirements of this section.
``(4) Flexibility for smaller departments and agencies.--
The head of a Federal department or agency to which this
section applies that has fewer than 20 full-time employees may
appoint one of such full-time employees as the compliance
officer for the department or agency, if the majority of the
employee's work duties are related to work as the compliance
officer.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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