,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ac1 #bjac ,mr4   
,h>k9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,am]icans )       
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij to require   
caption+ & video description at c]ta9   
movie !at]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,caption+ & ,image      
,n>ration to ,enhance ,movie            
,accessibility ,act or ! ,,c9ema ,act4  
#b4 ,movie ,!at] ,accessibility ,section
 #cjb7;b7 ( ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities 
,act ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abahb7;b77 
is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 
7#c7 z p>agraph 7#d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7      
,movie ,!at] ,accessibility  7,a7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is p>agraph3  7i7 ,clos$
 caption+ ,! t]m clos$ caption+ means a 
me?od1 process1 or me*anism1 :i* may    
include a device1 t--  7,i7 all[s an    
individual :o is deaf or h>d ( he>+ to h

 access to ! cont5t ( a motion picture2 
&  7,,ii7 all[s t access by display+1   
?r\gh an individual device or           
individually us$ te*nology1 all ( !     
audio portion ( ! motion picture        
7includ+ display+ ! dialogue & any      
n>ration1 z well z descriptions ( on- & 
(f-scre5 s\nds su* z s\nd effects1      
music1 or lyrics = music1 & in=mation   
id5tify+ ! "* :o is speak+7 z text t c  
be effectively view$ & controll$ by t   
individual :ile ! individual            
simultane\sly wat*es ! motion picture4  
7ii7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m cov]$ entity  
means an entity--  7,i7 t op]ates a     
complex ( #b or m movie !at]s1 scre5+   
rooms1 or simil> v5ues1 at a s+le       
location1 t are us$ = ! exhibition (    
copyright$ motion pictures1 if su*      
exhibition is op5 to ! public2 &  7,,ii7
 ^: op]ations affect comm]ce4  7iii7    
,op5 caption+ ,! t]m op5 caption+ means 
a me?od1 process1 or me*anism t--  7,i7 
all[s an individual :o is deaf or h>d ( 
he>+ to h access to ! cont5t ( a motion 

picture2 &  7,,ii7 all[s t access by    
op5ly display+ on ! movie scre5 involv$ 
all ( ! audio portion ( ! motion picture
 7includ+ display+ ! dialogue & any     
n>ration1 z well z descriptions ( on- & 
(f-scre5 s\nds su* z s\nd effects1      
music1 or lyrics = music1 & in=mation   
id5tify+ ! "* :o is speak+7 z text t c  
be effectively view$ by t individual &  
o!r memb]s ( ! audi5ce :ile ! individual
 & memb]s simultane\sly wat* ! motion   
picture4  7iv7 ,video description ,! t]m
 video description means a me?od1       
process1 or me*anism1 includ+ a device1 
t--  7,i7 all[s an individual :o is bl9d
 or visually impair$ to h access to !   
key visual elem5ts ( a motion picture   
7su* z actions1 sett+s1 facial          
expressions1 co/umes1 & sc5e *anges72 & 
7,,ii7 all[s t access ?r\gh ! provision 
( contemporane\s audio n>rat$           
descriptions ( ^? elem5ts dur+ ! natural
 pauses 9 ! audio portion ( ! motion    
picture1 or dur+ ! audio portion if     
necess>y4  7,b7 ,accessibility ,x %all  

be discrim9atory = any p]son :o owns1   
leases 7or leases to71 or op]ates a     
cov]$ entity to fail to ensure t all    
motion pictures %[n at ! complex involv$
 are accessible to individuals )        
disabilities1 includ+--  7i7 provid+1 or
 mak+ available1 op5 caption+ =         
individuals ) disabilities1 includ+     
individuals :o are deaf or h>d ( he>+2  
7ii7 provid+1 or mak+ available1 clos$  
caption+ = individuals ) disabilities1  
includ+ individuals :o are deaf or h>d (
 he>+2 &  7iii7 provid+1 or mak+        
available1 video description =          
individuals ) disabilities1 includ+     
individuals :o are bl9d or visually     
impair$4  7,c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+
 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to limit or 
prohibit an individual ) a disability f 
utiliz+ te*nology 9 connection ) a      
p]sonal device 9 a mann] t may provide !
 individual ) access to clos$ caption+1 
op5 caption+1 or video description t is 
equival5t to or great] ?an ! correspond+
 access requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,b74  4 

#c4 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section            
#cjh7;a77#b7 ( ! ,am]icans )            
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #abahh7;a77#b77 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ & section #cjc7;a7 & ins]t+ 1     
#cjb7;b77#c71 & #cjc7;a74  #d4          
,effective date ,?is ,act takes effect  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4