,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,farr 7for himself and ,ms4       
,duckworth7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
promote the provision of exercise and   
fitness equipment that is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,exercise and ,fitness ,for ,all    
,act4  #b4 ,findings and purpose  7a7   
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,individuals with disabilities   
can maintain and improve their health   
through appropriate physical activity4  
7#b7 ,in the #bjjh ,physical ,activity  

,guidelines for ,americans 7referred to 
as the ,guidelines71 the ,department of 
,health and ,human ,services recommends 
that individuals with disabilities1 who 
are able1 participate in regular aerobic
 activity4  7#c7 ,the ,guidelines also  
recommend that adults with disabilities1
 who are able1 do muscle-strengthening  
activities of moderate or high intensity
 on #b or more days a week1 as these    
activities provide additional health    
benefits4  7#d7 ,the ,guidelines        
recommend that when adults with         
disabilities are not able to meet the   
,guidelines1 they should engage in      
regular physical activity according to  
their abilities and avoid inactivity4   
7#e7 ,unfortunately1 many individuals   
with disabilities are unable to engage  
in the recommended exercise or fitness  
activities due to the inaccessibility of
 exercise or fitness equipment4  7#f7   
,physical inactivity by adults with     
disabilities can lead to increased risk 
for functional limitations and secondary

 health conditions4  7b7 ,purpose ,the  
purposes of this ,act are--  7#a7 to    
encourage exercise and fitness service  
providers to provide accessible exercise
 and fitness equipment for individuals  
with disabilities2 and  7#b7 to provide 
guidance about the requirements         
necessary to ensure that such exercise  
and fitness equipment is accessible to1 
and usable by1 individuals with         
disabilities4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3  7#a7 ,access ,board ,the term   
,access ,board means the ,architectural 
and ,transportation ,barriers           
,compliance ,board established under    
section #ejb of the ,rehabilitation ,act
 of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gib74  7#b7   
,accessible exercise or fitness         
equipment ,the term accessible exercise 
or fitness equipment means exercise or  
fitness equipment that is accessible to1
 and can be independently used and      
operated by1 individuals with           
disabilities4  7#c7 ,exercise or fitness
 equipment ,the term exercise or fitness

 equipment means devices such as        
motorized treadmills1 stair climbers or 
step machines1 stationary bicycles1     
rowing machines1 weight machines1       
circuit training equipment1             
cardiovascular equipment1 strength      
equipment1 or other exercise or fitness 
equipment4  7#d7 ,exercise or fitness   
service provider ,the term exercise or  
fitness service provider means a        
gymnasium1 health spa1 health club1     
college or university facility1 or other
 similar place of exercise or fitness   
that--  7,a7 is considered a public     
accommodation under section #cja of the 
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaha7 or is      
considered a public entity under section
 #bja of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#abaca72 and  7,b7 provides exercise or 
fitness equipment for the use of its    
patrons4  7#e7 ,individual with a       
disability ,the term individual with a  
disability means any person with a      
disability as defined in section #c of  

the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act  
of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb74  7#f7  
,individuals with disabilities ,the term
 individuals with disabilities means    
more than one individual with a         
disability4  #d4 ,exercise and fitness  
accessibility guidelines  7a7           
,establishment of guidelines ,not later 
than #ah months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,access     
,board shall develop and publish        
guidelines for exercise or fitness      
service providers regarding the         
provision of accessible exercise or     
fitness equipment1 including relevant   
personnel training4  7b7 ,contents of   
guidelines ,the guidelines described in 
subsection 7a7 shall--  7#a7 be         
consistent with the ,standard           
,specification for ,universal ,design of
 ,fitness ,equipment for ,inclusive ,use
 by ,persons with ,functional           
,limitations and ,impairments of the    
,american ,society for ,testing and     
,materials 7,,astm ,f#cjba-ac7 7and any 

future revisions thereto72  7#b7 ensure 
that--  7,a7 exercise or fitness        
equipment is accessible to1 and usable  
by1 individuals with disabilities2 and  
7,b7 individuals with disabilities have 
independent entry to1 use of1 and exit  
from the exercise or fitness equipment1 
to the maximum extent possible2 and     
7#c7 take into consideration the        
following3  7,a7 ,whether the exercise  
or fitness service provider is a new or 
existing facility4  7,b7 ,whether the   
exercise or fitness service provider is 
staffed or not4  7,c7 ,instruction and  
additional assistance on the use of the 
accessible exercise or fitness equipment
 7including specific accessibility      
features7 for individuals with          
disabilities4  7,d7 ,the size and       
overall financial resources of the      
exercise or fitness service provider4   
7,e7 ,the availability of closed        
captioning of video programming         
displayed on equipment and televisions  
provided by an exercise or fitness      

service provider4  7c7 ,review and      
amendment ,the ,access ,board shall     
periodically review and1 as appropriate1
 amend the guidelines1 and shall issue  
the resulting guidelines as revised     
guidelines4  #e4 ,tax credit for        
expenditures to provide accessible      
exercise or fitness equipment  7a7 ,in  
general ,paragraph 7#a7 of section      
#dd7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code 
of #aihf is amended--  7#a7 by striking 
paid or incurred by an eligible small   
business and inserting  paid or         
incurred-- 7,a7 by an eligible small    
business  1  7#b7 by striking section74 
and inserting section71 and1 and  7#c7  
by inserting at the end the following3  
7,b7 by an eligible small business which
 is an exercise or fitness service      
provider for the purpose of providing   
for use by individuals with disabilities
 accessible exercise or fitness         
equipment that meets the guidelines     
established by the ,access ,board under 
section #d of the ,exercise and ,fitness

 for ,all ,act4  ,any term used in      
subparagraph 7,b7 which is defined in   
section #c of the ,exercise and ,fitness
 for ,all ,act shall have the meaning   
given such term in such section1 as in  
effect on the date of the enactment of  
such subparagraph4 4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply to expenses paid or 
incurred in taxable years beginning     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4