Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019
PL 116-213 (S.3587), enacted 12/04/2020

[116th Congress Public Law 213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 116-213
116th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the 
   accessibility of websites of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
 individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 4, 
                          2020 -  [S. 3587]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Department of 
Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Website Accessibility Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF WEBSITES OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                    OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                    DISABILITIES.

    (a) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  Study.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall conduct a study of all websites 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 to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a report on such study.
    (c) Elements.--The report required by subsection (b) shall include 
the following:
            (1) <<NOTE: List.>>  A list of each website 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 identified in the list under paragraph 
        (1)--
                    (A) <<NOTE: Plan.>>  the plan of the Secretary to 
                bring the website into compliance with the requirements 
                of section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. 794d); and
                    (B) a description of the barriers to bringing the 
                website into compliance with the requirements of such 
                section, including any barriers relating to vacant 
                positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    (d) Website Defined.--In this section, the term ``website'' includes 
the following:
            (1) A file attached to a website.
            (2) A web-based application.

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            (3) A kiosk at a medical facility of the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs, the use of which is required to check in for 
        scheduled appointments.

    Approved December 4, 2020.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3587:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
            Mar. 25, considered and passed Senate.
            Nov. 16, considered and passed House.

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