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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress regarding the accessibility of VA websites (including attached files and web-based applications) to individuals with disabilities. The report shall identify websites, files, and applications that are not accessible to such individuals and include the VA's plan to make each of them accessible.</p>]]></text>
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