heading ‘‘LEGAL ACTIVITIES’’ (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘‘FEW appropriations account’’). 
(3) The total amount appropriated to the Office 
of Alternative Dispute Resolution through the FEW 
appropriations account for fiscal year 2018 is 
$3,659,544. 
(4) Out of this amount, the Office of Alter-
native Dispute Resolution funds mediation for all of 
the litigating units within the Department of Jus-
tice. 
(5) The Civil Rights Division requests funding 
for the ADA Mediation Program on a quarterly 
basis and is limited in its ability to use funds to in-
crease personnel and provide training concerning the 
program. 
(6) Voluntary mediation, under section 514 of 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12212), of disputes between individuals and 
entities covered by the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) requires spe-
cific expertise. 
(7) To best serve the disability community, and 
entities covered by that Act, the ADA Mediation 
Program should be able to use funds to increase per-
sonnel and provide training concerning the program. 
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(b) ADA MEDIATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
carry out an ADA Mediation Program (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(2) DUTIES
AND
AUTHORITIES.—In carrying 
out the Program, the Attorney General— 
(A) shall facilitate voluntary mediation to 
resolve disputes arising under the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 
et seq.); 
(B) may hire or enter into contracts with 
personnel for the Program, including increasing 
the number of such personnel beyond the num-
ber of individuals who provided services through 
the Program on the date of enactment of this 
section; and 
(C) provide training for mediators who 
provide services through the Program. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the appropriations account 
of the Department of Justice appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘FEES AND EXPENSES OF 
WITNESSES’’ under the heading ‘‘LEGAL AC-
TIVITIES’’, to carry out this section, $1,000,000 
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(in addition to any other amounts appropriated 
to that account) for fiscal year 2021. 
(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds ap-
propriated under subparagraph (A) may be 
used to pay for obligations incurred through the 
Program prior to the date of enactment of this 
section. 
SEC. 4. ADA INFORMATION LINE DATA COLLECTION RE-
PORT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) As of August 10, 2018, during fiscal year 
2018, accessibility specialists have answered approxi-
mately 38,135 calls to the ADA Information Line. 
(2) The ADA Information Line receives on av-
erage approximately 1,000 calls per week, and does 
not typically collect data about the kinds of calls it 
receives. 
(3) The ADA Information Line takes calls from 
a variety of individuals and entities interested in the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, including— 
(A) employers covered by such Act; 
(B) architects and others who work with 
such employers; 
(C) public entities, such as schools and 
public service providers; 
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(D) individuals with disabilities; and 
(E) entities that provide public accom-
modations. 
(4) ADA.gov provides many resources to indi-
viduals and entities, public or private, looking for in-
formation on such Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘ADA Information Line’’ means 
the toll-free line operated by the Attorney General to 
provide information and materials to the public 
about the requirements of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), in-
cluding regulations issued under the Act and tech-
nical assistance in accordance with section 507 of 
the Act (42 U.S.C. 12206); and 
(2) the term ‘‘disability’’, with respect to an in-
dividual, has the meaning given such term in section 
3 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12102). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall sub-
mit a report to each committee of Congress— 
(1) outlining the kinds of calls the ADA Infor-
mation Line receives; 
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(2) detailing the efforts of the Department of 
Justice to educate individuals and entities about the 
existence of the ADA Information Line; and 
(3) providing recommendations on improve-
ments that can be made to provide additional sup-
port to individuals with disabilities, and entities cov-
ered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 
seeking information on such Act. 
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