,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,harkin introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,americans with   
,disabilities ,act of #aiij to require  
captioning and video description at     
certain movie theaters4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,captioning and ,image ,narration to    
,enhance ,movie ,accessibility ,act or  
the ,,cinema ,act4  #b4 ,movie ,theater 
,accessibility ,section #cjb7;b7 of the 
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abahb7;b77 is     
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#d72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7  
the following3  7#c7 ,movie ,theater    
,accessibility  7,a7 ,definitions ,in   
this paragraph3  7i7 ,closed captioning 
,the term closed captioning means a     

method1 process1 or mechanism1 which may
 include a device1 that--  7,i7 allows  
an individual who is deaf or hard of    
hearing to have access to the content of
 a motion picture2 and  7,,ii7 allows   
that access by displaying1 through an   
individual device or individually used  
technology1 all of the audio portion of 
the motion picture 7including displaying
 the dialogue and any narration1 as well
 as descriptions of on- and off-screen  
sounds such as sound effects1 music1 or 
lyrics for music1 and information       
identifying the character who is        
speaking7 as text that can be           
effectively viewed and controlled by    
that individual while the individual    
simultaneously watches the motion       
picture4  7ii7 ,covered entity ,the term
 covered entity means an entity--  7,i7 
that operates a complex of #b or more   
movie theaters1 screening rooms1 or     
similar venues1 at a single location1   
that are used for the exhibition of     
copyrighted motion pictures1 if such    

exhibition is open to the public2 and   
7,,ii7 whose operations affect commerce4
  7iii7 ,open captioning ,the term open 
captioning means a method1 process1 or  
mechanism that--  7,i7 allows an        
individual who is deaf or hard of       
hearing to have access to the content of
 a motion picture2 and  7,,ii7 allows   
that access by openly displaying on the 
movie screen involved all of the audio  
portion of the motion picture 7including
 displaying the dialogue and any        
narration1 as well as descriptions of   
on- and off-screen sounds such as sound 
effects1 music1 or lyrics for music1 and
 information identifying the character  
who is speaking7 as text that can be    
effectively viewed by that individual   
and other members of the audience while 
the individual and members              
simultaneously watch the motion picture4
  7iv7 ,video description ,the term     
video description means a method1       
process1 or mechanism1 including a      
device1 that--  7,i7 allows an          

individual who is blind or visually     
impaired to have access to the key      
visual elements of a motion picture     
7such as actions1 settings1 facial      
expressions1 costumes1 and scene        
changes72 and  7,,ii7 allows that access
 through the provision of               
contemporaneous audio narrated          
descriptions of those elements during   
the natural pauses in the audio portion 
of the motion picture1 or during the    
audio portion if necessary4  7,b7       
,accessibility ,it shall be             
discriminatory for any person who owns1 
leases 7or leases to71 or operates a    
covered entity to fail to ensure that   
all motion pictures shown at the complex
 involved are accessible to individuals 
with disabilities1 including--  7i7     
providing1 or making available1 open    
captioning for individuals with         
disabilities1 including individuals who 
are deaf or hard of hearing2  7ii7      
providing1 or making available1 closed  
captioning for individuals with         

disabilities1 including individuals who 
are deaf or hard of hearing2 and  7iii7 
providing1 or making available1 video   
description for individuals with        
disabilities1 including individuals who 
are blind or visually impaired4  7,c7   
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
,act shall be construed to limit or     
prohibit an individual with a disability
 from utilizing technology in connection
 with a personal device in a manner that
 may provide the individual with access 
to closed captioning1 open captioning1  
or video description that is equivalent 
to or greater than the corresponding    
access required under subparagraph 7,b74
  4  #c4 ,conforming amendment ,section 
#cjh7;a77#b7 of the ,americans with     
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abahh7;a77#b77 is amended by 
striking and section #cjc7;a7 and       
inserting 1 #cjb7;b77#c71 and #cjc7;a74 
#d4 ,effective date ,this ,act takes    
effect #a year after the date of        
enactment of this ,act4