[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1199 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1199


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 16, 2019

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study 
 regarding the accessibility of websites of the Department of Veterans 
               Affairs to individuals with disabilities.

    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 ``VA Website Accessibility Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. STUDY REGARDING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF WEBSITES OF THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall examine all 
websites (including attached files and web-based applications) of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to determine whether such websites are 
accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with section 
508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after completing the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress 
regarding such study. The report shall include the following:
            (1) A list of each website, file, or web-based application 
        described in subsection (a) that is not accessible to 
        individuals with disabilities in accordance with section 508 of 
        the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d).
            (2) For each website, file, or web-based application 
        identified under paragraph (1), a description of the barriers 
        to bringing such website, file, or web-based application into 
        compliance with the requirements of such section, including 
        barriers relating to staffing.
            (3) The plan of the Secretary to bring each website, file, 
        or web-based application identified in the list under paragraph 
        (1) into compliance with the requirements of section 508 of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d).
    (c) Definition of Website.--In this section, the term ``website'' 
includes a kiosk at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility, 
the use of which is required to check in for scheduled appointments.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 15, 2019.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.