,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,mulvaney 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,ribble1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 
,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mr4 
,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1   
,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4       
,tiberi1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 and ,mr4 ,graves 
of ,georgia7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct the ,attorney ,general to    
revise certain rules under titles ,,ii  
and ,,iii of the ,americans with        
,disabilities ,act of #aiij relating to 
accessible means of entry to pools4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,pool ,safety and ,accessibility   
for ,everyone ,act or the ,pool ,,safe  
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,one of the purposes  
of the ,americans with ,disabilities    
,act of #aiij is to provide a clear and 
comprehensive national mandate for the  

elimination of discrimination against   
individuals with disabilities4  7#b7    
,the ,nation's proper goals regarding   
individuals with disabilities are to    
ensure equality of opportunity and full 
participation for such individuals4     
7#c7 ,the ,department of ,justice's     
revised regulations for titles ,,ii and 
,,iii of the ,americans with            
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7as in      
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act7 recognize that public             
accommodations should provide access to 
their amenities to individuals with     
disabilities4  7#d7 ,it is important for
 public accommodations to provide access
 to their amenities1 including pools1 to
 individuals with disabilities4  7#e7   
,public accommodations should provide   
access to their amenities1 including    
pools1 in a reasonable1 efficient1 and  
expedient manner that accounts for the  
interests of individuals with           
disabilities and also considers other   
legitimate concerns1 such as safety and 

feasibility4  7#f7 ,the revised         
regulations for titles ,,ii and ,,iii of
 the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act 
of #aiij1 as the regulations relate to  
the accessibility of pools at public    
accommodations1 do not reasonably or    
adequately balance the access needs of  
individuals with disabilities with other
 legitimate1 and sometimes competing1   
safety and feasibility concerns4  #c4   
,revision of rules  7a7 ,extension of   
compliance deadline  7#a7 ,in general   
,no suit may be brought for an alleged  
violation of the revised regulations for
 titles ,,ii and ,,iii of the ,americans
 with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7part 
#cf of title #bh1 ,code of ,federal     
,regulations1 as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act7 regarding the
 requirements for a public accommodation
 or commercial facility to provide an   
accessible means of entry to pools that 
occurred on or after ,january #ca1      
#bjac1 and before the date that is #a   
year after the date of enactment of this

 ,act4 ,the ,attorney ,general may not  
investigate or initiate a compliance    
review of such an alleged violation4    
7#b7 ,pending proceedings dismissed     
,beginning on the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 any suit against a public    
accommodation or commercial facility for
 a violation described in paragraph 7#a7
 that is brought on or after ,january   
#ca1 #bjac1 and before the date of      
enactment of this ,act1 shall be        
dismissed4  7b7 ,revision of rules ,not 
later than #fj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general shall revise section #cf4cjd of
 title #bh1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 and any other appropriate 
rules in part #cf of such title to      
provide that--  7#a7 a public           
accommodation or commercial facility    
that has a pool and uses a portable pool
 lift on request shall be in compliance 
with the requirement under such rules to
 provide an accessible means of entry to
 such pool1 even if installation of a   

permanent lift is readily achievable2   
and  7#b7 a public accommodation or     
commercial facility that has more than  
#a pool and uses #a portable pool lift  
on request for all such pools shall be  
in compliance with the requirement under
 such rules to provide an accessible    
means of entry to each such pool4  7c7  
,definitions  7#a7 ,commercial          
facilities2 public accommodation ,the   
terms commercial facilities and public  
accommodation have the meanings given   
the terms in section #cja of the        
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaha74  7#b7     
,pool ,the term pool means a swimming   
pool1 wading pool1 sauna1 steam room1   
spa1 wave pool1 lazy river1 sand bottom 
pool1 other water amusement1 or any     
other manmade body of water to which    
part #cf of title #bh1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 requires a public        
accommodation or commercial facility to 
provide an accessible means of entry4