,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #bcca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #af1 
#bjag,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to require 
a new or updated ,federal website that  
is intended for use by the public to be 
mobile friendly1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,connected ,government     
,act4  #b4 ,federal websites required to
 be mobile friendly  7a7 ,amendment     
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ce of title
 #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #ceei4 ,federal websites      
required to be mobile friendly  7a7 ,in 
general ,if1 on or after the date that  
is #ahj days after the date of the      
enactment of this section1 an agency    
creates a website that is intended for  
use by the public or conducts a redesign
 of an existing legacy website that is  
intended for use by the public1 the     
agency shall ensure to the greatest     
extent practicable that the website is  

mobile friendly4  7b7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term    
agency has the meaning given that term  
in section #eea of title #e4  7#b7      
,mobile friendly ,the term mobile       
friendly means1 with respect to a       
website1 that the website is configured 
in such a way that the website may be   
navigated1 viewed1 and accessed on a    
smartphone1 tablet computer1 or similar 
mobile device4  4  7b7 ,technical and   
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections at the beginning of chapter #ce
 of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding after the item       
related to section #ceeh the following  
new item3  #ceei4 ,federal websites     
required to be mobile friendly4  4  7c7 
,report by ,,omb and ,,gsa required ,not
 later than #ah months after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 the        
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 in consultation with the   
,administrator of ,general ,services1   
shall make publicly available and submit

 to ,congress a report that--  7#a7     
describes the implementation of the     
requirement described under section     
#ceei of title #dd1 ,united ,states     
,code1 as added by subsection 7a72 and  
7#b7 assesses the compliance of each    
agency with such requirement4  ,passed  
the ,house of ,representatives ,november
 #ae1 #bjag4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk4