[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1892 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1892

  To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the requirements 
     applicable to hearing aid compatible telephones in workplaces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 1995

  Mr. Hoekstra (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Gillmor) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the requirements 
     applicable to hearing aid compatible telephones in workplaces.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RETROFITTING OF HEARING AID COMPATIBLE TELEPHONES NOT 
              REQUIRED.

    Section 710(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 610(e)) 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: ``Such 
regulations shall not require an employer to replace or retrofit 
telephones to meet the requirements of subsection (b)(1) if such 
telephones (1) were in use prior to August 16, 1989, (2) are located in 
non-common areas of the workplace, and (3) are not coin-operated 
telephones or telephones the principle purpose of which is for 
emergency use.''.
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