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[H.R. 2331 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 300
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2331

                          [Report No. 115-406]

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2017

  Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Pallone) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

                           November 13, 2017

                    Additional sponsor: Mr. Meadows

                           November 13, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 3, 
                                 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
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,

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Connected Government Act''.

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

    (a) In General.--If, on or after the date that is 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, an agency creates a website that 
is intended for use by the public or updates a website that is intended 
for use by the public, the agency shall ensure that the website is 
mobile friendly.
    (b) OMB Report.--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 
describes the implementation of the requirement described under 
subsection (a) and assesses the compliance of each agency with such 
requirement.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (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 easily navigated and viewed 
        on a smartphone, tablet computer, or similar mobile device.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 300

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2331

                          [Report No. 115-406]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 13, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed