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134 STAT. 1024
PUBLIC LAW 116–213—DEC. 4, 2020
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.
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 ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs
Website Accessibility Act of 2019’’.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF WEBSITES OF THE DEPART-
MENT 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 con-
duct 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) 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) 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.
Plan.
List.
Deadline.
Department of
Veterans Affairs
Website
Accessibility Act
of 2019.
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134 STAT. 1025
PUBLIC LAW 116–213—DEC. 4, 2020
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3587:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
Mar. 25, considered and passed Senate.
Nov. 16, considered and passed House.
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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.
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