[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2331 Received in Senate (RDS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2331


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 2017

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
To require a new or updated Federal website that is intended for use by 
       the public to be mobile friendly, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Connected Government Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL WEBSITES REQUIRED TO BE MOBILE FRIENDLY.

    (a) Amendment.--Subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3559. Federal websites required to be mobile friendly
    ``(a) In General.--If, on or after the date that is 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, an agency creates a website 
that is intended for use by the public or conducts a redesign of an 
existing legacy website that is intended for use by the public, the 
agency shall ensure to the greatest extent practicable that the website 
is mobile friendly.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5.
            ``(2) Mobile friendly.--The term `mobile friendly' means, 
        with respect to a website, that the website is configured in 
        such a way that the website may be navigated, viewed, and 
        accessed on a smartphone, tablet computer, or similar mobile 
        device.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item related to section 3558 the following new 
item:

        ``3559. Federal websites required to be mobile friendly.''.
    (c) Report by OMB and GSA Required.--Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of 
General Services, shall make publicly available and submit to Congress 
a report that--
            (1) describes the implementation of the requirement 
        described under section 3559 of title 44, United States Code, 
        as added by subsection (a); and
            (2) assesses the compliance of each agency with such 
        requirement.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 15, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.