(3) FUNCTIONS
OF
THE
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL.—The Attorney General shall carry out any 
function of the Commission under this subsection 
that the Attorney General carries out under section 
107 of the ADA (42 U.S.C. 12117). 
(c) RELIEF.— 
(1) CIVIL ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OR 
COMMISSIONER.—In a civil action brought under 
subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1), the Attorney General or 
Commissioner may seek— 
(A) a civil penalty and all appropriate in-
junctive relief to bring the affected web content 
or application into compliance with section 4; 
and 
(B) on behalf of affected individuals, all 
economic and noneconomic damages including 
compensatory and punitive damages. 
(2) CIVIL ACTION BY OTHERS.—In a civil action 
brought under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2), the plain-
tiff may seek all appropriate injunctive relief de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) and the damages de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B). 
(3) ATTORNEY’S FEES.—The prevailing plain-
tiff (other than the United States) shall also be 
awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. 
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SEC. 8. RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and 
the Commission shall establish a standing advisory 
committee (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Com-
mittee’’) on accessible web content and applications. 
The Committee shall be operated and receive re-
sources in accordance with the provisions of chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act’’), as an 
advisory committee under the authority of the Attor-
ney General and Commission. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the Com-
mittee, the Attorney General and the Commission— 
(A) shall include on the Committee— 
(i) individuals with disabilities (com-
prising a majority of the members of the 
Committee) who are— 
(I) individuals who are blind (in-
cluding who have low vision), deaf, 
hard of hearing, or deafblind; 
(II) individuals who have speech 
disabilities; 
(III) individuals with physical 
disabilities including those with lim-
ited to no manual dexterity; and 
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(IV) individuals who have disabil-
ities not specified in any of subclauses 
(I) through (III); 
(ii) experts regarding accessible web 
content and applications for individuals 
with disabilities; and 
(iii) at least one representative from 
the United States Access Board; and 
(B) may include on the Committee rep-
resentatives of— 
(i) State and local government; 
(ii) covered entities, including such 
entities who are small entities; 
(iii) commercial providers; 
(iv) testing entities; and 
(v) other entities determined to be ap-
propriate by the Attorney General and the 
Commission. 
(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Committee shall provide 
responsive advice and guidance to the Attorney Gen-
eral and the Commission, for purposes of carrying 
out this Act, by— 
(A) conducting public meetings twice per 
year, at a minimum; 
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(B) submitting reports and recommenda-
tions to the Attorney General and Commission, 
and making the reports and recommendations 
publicly available, every 2 years at a minimum; 
and 
(C) otherwise assisting the Attorney Gen-
eral and Commission in identifying and under-
standing the impact and implications of innova-
tions with regard to accessible web content and 
applications. 
(b) CONFERRING.—The Attorney General and the 
Commission, in carrying out this Act, shall confer with 
the National Council on Disability, the Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, or any other 
Federal department or agency that may have relevant ex-
pertise or experience. 
SEC. 9. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
establish a technical assistance center to provide, to cov-
ered entities, commercial providers, individuals with dis-
abilities, and other members of the public, information, 
resources, training, and technical assistance regarding— 
(1) the design, development, construction, alter-
ation, modification, or addition of accessible web 
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content and applications in accordance with this Act; 
and 
(2) the rights of individuals with disabilities, 
covered entities, and commercial providers to access 
web content and applications in accordance with the 
ADA (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and this Act. 
(b) SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.—From amounts made available under section 
13, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Com-
mission, the Secretary of Education, the United States Ac-
cess Board, and other heads of Federal agencies, as appro-
priate shall award, on a competitive basis, at least 1 grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement to a qualified training 
and technical assistance provider to support the develop-
ment, establishment, and procurement of accessible web 
content and applications. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
section, an entity shall submit an application to the 
Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Attorney General 
may require. 
(2) INPUT.—In awarding a grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement under this section and in re-
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viewing the activities proposed under the applica-
tions described in paragraph (1), the Attorney Gen-
eral, in coordination with the Commission, the Sec-
retary of Education, and other heads of Federal 
agencies, as appropriate— 
(A) shall consider the input of— 
(i) individuals with disabilities who 
are— 
(I) individuals who are blind (in-
cluding individuals who have low vi-
sion), deaf, hard of hearing, or 
deafblind; 
(II) individuals who have speech 
disabilities; 
(III) individuals with physical 
disabilities, including individuals with 
limited to no manual dexterity; and 
(IV) individuals who have disabil-
ities not specified in any of subclauses 
(I) through (III); 
(ii) experts regarding accessible web 
content and applications for use by individ-
uals with disabilities; and 
(iii) the United States Access Board; 
and 
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(B) may consider the input of— 
(i) State and local government; 
(ii) covered entities; 
(iii) commercial providers; 
(iv) testing entities; and 
(v) other entities determined to be ap-
propriate by the Attorney General, in co-
ordination with the Commission, the Sec-
retary of Education, and other heads of 
Federal agencies, as appropriate. 
(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) REQUESTS
FOR
INFORMATION.—An 
entity receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement under this section shall support a 
training and technical assistance program that 
addresses information requests, concerning ac-
cessible web content and applications, from cov-
ered entities and commercial providers, includ-
ing requests for information regarding— 
(i) effective approaches for developing, 
establishing, and procuring accessible web 
content and applications; 
(ii) state-of-the-art, or model, Federal, 
State, and local laws, regulations, policies, 
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practices, procedures, and organizational 
structures, that facilitate, and overcome 
barriers to, receipt of funding for, and ac-
cess to, accessible web content and applica-
tions; and 
(iii) examples of policies, practices, 
procedures, regulations, or judicial deci-
sions that have enhanced or may enhance 
access to and receipt of funding for acces-
sible web content and applications. 
(B) COORDINATION.—An entity receiving a 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under 
this section may also provide technical assist-
ance and training, concerning accessible web 
content and applications, for covered entities 
and commercial providers by— 
(i) facilitating onsite and electronic in-
formation sharing using state-of-the-art 
internet technologies such as real-time on-
line discussions, multipoint video confer-
encing, and web-based audio or video 
broadcasts, on emerging topics regarding 
accessible web content and applications; 
(ii) convening experts to discuss and 
make recommendations with regard to na-
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tional emerging issues regarding accessible 
web content and applications; 
(iii) sharing best practices and evi-
dence-based practices in developing, estab-
lishing, and procuring accessible web con-
tent and applications; 
(iv) supporting and coordinating ac-
tivities designed to reduce the financial 
costs of purchasing technology needed to 
access accessible web content and applica-
tions; and 
(v) carrying out such other activities 
as the Attorney General, in coordination 
with the Commission, the Secretary of 
Education, the United States Access 
Board, and other heads of Federal agen-
cies, as appropriate may require. 
(C) COLLABORATION.—In developing and 
providing training and technical assistance 
under this section, an entity receiving a grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
section shall collaborate with— 
(i) organizations representing individ-
uals with disabilities; 
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(ii) organizations or entities that pro-
vide services for individuals with disabil-
ities, such as centers for independent liv-
ing, as defined in section 702 of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796a); 
(iii) entities, such as the World Wide 
Web Consortium and the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology, that de-
velop international standards for accessible 
web content and applications; 
(iv) existing (existing as of the date of 
the application for the award involved) 
technical assistance entities, such as the 
ADA National Network; 
(v) Federal, State, and territorial 
agencies that provide assistance to small 
businesses; 
(vi) organizations or entities rep-
resenting State or local government, and 
educational web content and technology 
professionals; 
(vii) entities or individuals with exper-
tise and experience in enforcing disability 
rights law; and 
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(viii) other entities and technical as-
sistance providers determined to be appro-
priate by the Attorney General, in coordi-
nation with the Commission, the Secretary 
of Education, the United States Access 
Board, and other heads of Federal agen-
cies, as appropriate. 
(D) GRANT ADMINISTRATION.—An entity 
receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement under this section may use funds 
made available under section 13 to administer 
a program to make subgrants to small entities, 
pursuant to section 11. 
SEC. 10. STUDY AND REPORT ON EMERGING TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The National Council on 
Disability (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Coun-
cil’’) shall conduct a study and prepare a report 
on— 
(A) the effect that emerging technologies 
have on the ability of individuals with disabil-
ities to participate in employment, education, 
government, health care, commerce, culture, 
and other aspects of society; and 
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(B) the effectiveness of this Act in achiev-
ing its purpose. 
(2) CONSIDERATION OF EFFECT ON INDIVID-
UALS WITH PARTICULAR BARRIERS.—In conducting 
the study and preparing the report, the Council shall 
consider the effect of emerging technologies on indi-
viduals with disabilities who use those technologies 
and have particular barriers to such participation 
and communication, such as individuals with disabil-
ities using those technologies— 
(A) who have limited language or limited 
English language; 
(B) who have significant or targeted dis-
abilities (including people who are blind, deaf, 
or deafblind); 
(C) who have disabilities limiting commu-
nication; 
(D) whose household income is at or below 
200 percent of the poverty line, as defined by 
the Federal poverty guidelines of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services; 
(E) who lack access to broadband services 
and technology; or 
(F) who are multiply marginalized due to 
race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, sexual 
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orientation, gender identity, or socioeconomic 
status. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Five years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall submit 
the report required under subsection (a) to the appro-
priate committees of Congress, which shall at minimum 
include the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Education and Workforce and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 11. GRANTS TO SMALL ENTITIES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
award grants to provide assistance to small entities to en-
able the entities to remediate or replace existing (as of 
the date of application for the award) web content and 
applications to enable the small entities to comply with 
the regulations established under this Act. 
(b) SUPPORT FOR REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able under section 13, for each of the first 5 years 
after the date of issuance, the recipient of the award 
under section 9 (relating to a technical assistance 
center), in coordination with the Attorney General 
and the Commission, shall award grants, in amounts 
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not to exceed $10,000, to small entities to support 
auditing, testing, and remediating inaccessible web 
content or applications or to support procurement of 
accessible web content and applications to replace in-
accessible web content or applications, in accordance 
with this Act. 
(2) DATE
OF
ISSUANCE.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘date of issuance’’ means the date that is 
the earlier of the first day on which a final rule is 
issued under section 5(a) and the first day on which 
a final rule is issued under section 5(b). 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a small entity shall submit an applica-
tion to the Attorney General and the Commission (or the 
recipient of the award under section 9) at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the At-
torney General and the Commission (or the recipient of 
the award under section 9) may require. At a minimum, 
the applicant shall demonstrate— 
(1) that the entity is a small entity; 
(2)(A) if the entity is a covered entity, that it 
owns, operates, or utilizes inaccessible web content 
or an application that requires remediation or re-
placement for the entity to comply with this Act; or 
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(B) if the entity is a commercial provider, that 
it provides, to a covered entity, inaccessible web con-
tent or an application that requires remediation for 
the provider to comply with this Act; and 
(3) that the small entity has a plan to reme-
diate or replace, as appropriate, the inaccessible web 
content or application, so that the entity complies 
with this Act. 
(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—A small entity receiv-
ing a grant under this section— 
(1) may use the grant funds, directly or 
through a subgrant, to audit, test, or remediate the 
inaccessible web content or application or procure 
new accessible web content or an application to re-
place the inaccessible web content or application; 
(2) shall use the grant funds to demonstrate 
that the resulting web content or application is ac-
cessible; and 
(3) may not use the grant funds to design, de-
velop, or procure inaccessible web content or an in-
accessible application. 
SEC. 12. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to affect the scope of obligations 
imposed by any other provision of law, including— 
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(1) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), title I, II or III of the ADA 
(42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), and section 1557 of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 18116); and 
(2) section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) and section 255 of the Com-
munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 255). 
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 
this Act shall be construed to invalidate or limit the rem-
edies, rights, and procedures of any Federal law or law 
of any State or political subdivision of any State or juris-
diction, that provides greater or equal protection for the 
rights of individuals with disabilities than is afforded by 
this Act. 
(c) CONSISTENT REGULATIONS.—Regulations pro-
mulgated under this Act shall be consistent with, and shall 
not contain a standard less protective of individuals with 
disabilities than, the standards contained in— 
(1) any regulations issued by the Attorney Gen-
eral or the Commission pursuant to— 
(A) title I of the ADA (42 U.S.C. 12111 
et seq.) for digital access to an item related to 
an activity described in section 102 of the ADA 
(42 U.S.C. 12112), by covered entities; 
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(B) title II of the ADA (42 U.S.C. 12131 
et seq.) for digital access to services, programs, 
or activities, including information related to 
such services, programs, or activities of covered 
entities; or 
(C) title III of the ADA (42 U.S.C. 12181 
et seq.) for digital access to goods, services, fa-
cilities, privileges, advantages, accommodations, 
including information related to such goods, 
services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or ac-
commodations of covered entities; and 
(2) the regulations issued by the Federal Com-
munications Commission for video programming and 
communications services provided via web content 
and applications. 
(d) PROHIBITION
ON
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The Attorney General and the Commission shall 
not include, in the accessibility regulations, any require-
ment that an individual shall notify a covered entity or 
commercial provider of an allegation of a violation of this 
Act prior to commencing a civil action under this Act. 
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated $35,150,000 
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035 to carry out 
this Act. 
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SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, except that section 4 shall apply 
to covered entities and commercial providers 12 months 
after that date of enactment. 
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