,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #djc  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fbj
  ,report ,no4 #aae-eci  ,,in ,,the     
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,january
 #bd1 #bjag ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,calvert1   
,mr4 ,bera1 ,ms4 ,speier1 and ,mr4      
,conaway7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,january #cj1 #bjah    
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,aguilar1    
,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4       
,collins of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4
 ,denham1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,mitchell1 
,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 ,emmer1 ,ms4 ,sewell of
 ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mrs4 ,roby1  
,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4 ,russell1 ,mr4      
,costa1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4     
,valadao1 ,mr4 ,marchant1 ,mr4 ,bacon1  
,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south   
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 
,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4      
,crawford1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4        
,curbelo of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 ,mr4
 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4 ,walker1

 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,smith  
of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4     
,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana1
 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4      
,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,johnson of   
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,miss        
,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico1 ,mr4   
,gohmert1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4         
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,dent1 ,mr4             
,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mr4     
,long1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 
,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,rogers of      
,kentucky1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4         
,guthrie1 ,mr4 ,mac,arthur1 ,mr4        
,amodei1 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson 
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,lewis of ,minnesota1   
,mr4 ,tiberi1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4        
,turner1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 
,ratcliffe1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,hill1 ,mr4
 ,austin ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4       
,norman1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,mast1 ,mr4  
,taylor1 ,mr4 ,francis ,rooney of       
,florida1 ,mr4 ,holding1 ,mr4 ,comer1   
,mr4 ,knight1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,cole1   

,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4 ,barton1 ,mrs4 ,mimi 
,walters of ,california1 ,mr4           
,fleischmann1 ,mrs4 ,handel1 ,mr4       
,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4 ,pittenger1   
,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,ross1    
,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,rice of ,south     
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,messer1 ,ms4 ,jenkins  
of ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,higgins of
 ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 ,ms4       
,herrera ,beutler1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice 
of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south 
,carolina ,deleted sponsors3 ,mr4 ,rush 
7added ,may #ai1 #bjag2 deleted ,october
 #ca1 #bjag7 and ,mr4 ,suozzi 7added    
,june #ae1 #bjag2 deleted ,july #bj1    
#bjag7  ,january #cj1 #bjah ,committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij to promote compliance through     
education1 to clarify the requirements  
for demand letters1 to provide for a    
notice and cure period before the       
commencement of a private civil action1 

and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,ada ,education and ,reform ,act of    
#bjag4  #b4 ,compliance through         
education ,based on existing funding1   
the ,disability ,rights ,section of the 
,department of ,justice shall1 in       
consultation with property owners and   
representatives of the disability rights
 community1 develop a program to educate
 ,state and local governments and       
property owners on effective and        
efficient strategies for promoting      
access to public accommodations for     
persons with a disability 7as defined in
 section #c of the ,americans with      
,disabilities ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#abajb774 ,such program may include     
training for professionals such as      
,certified ,access ,specialists to      
provide a guidance of remediation for   
potential violations of the ,americans  
with ,disabilities ,act4  #c4 ,notice   
and cure period ,paragraph 7#a7 of      
section #cjh7;a7 of the ,americans with 

,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abahh7;a77#a77 is amended to 
read as follows3  7#a7 ,availability of 
remedies and procedures  7,a7 ,in       
general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71  
the remedies and procedures set forth in
 section #bjd7;a7 of the ,civil ,rights 
,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bjjj;a-#c7;a77 are the remedies and    
procedures this title provides to any   
person who is being subjected to        
discrimination on the basis of          
disability in violation of this title or
 who has reasonable grounds for         
believing that such person is about to  
be subjected to discrimination in       
violation of section #cjc4 ,nothing in  
this section shall require a person with
 a disability to engage in a futile     
gesture if such person has actual notice
 that a person or organization covered  
by this title does not intend to comply 
with its provisions4  7,b7 ,barriers to 
access to existing public accommodations
 ,a civil action under section #cjb or  

#cjc based on the failure to remove an  
architectural barrier to access into an 
existing public accommodation may not be
 commenced by a person aggrieved by such
 failure unless-- 7i7 that person has   
provided to the owner or operator of the
 accommodation a written notice specific
 enough to allow such owner or operator 
to identify the barrier2 and  7ii7  7,i7
 during the period beginning on the date
 the notice is received and ending #fj  
days after that date1 the owner or      
operator fails to provide to that person
 a written description outlining        
improvements that will be made to remove
 the barrier2 or  7,,ii7 if the owner or
 operator provides the written          
description under subclause 7,i71 the   
owner or operator fails to remove the   
barrier or to make substantial progress 
in removing the barrier during the      
period beginning on the date the        
description is provided and ending #abj 
days after that date4  7,c7             
,specification of details of alleged    

violation ,the written notice required  
under subparagraph 7,b7 must also       
specify in detail the circumstances     
under which an individual was actually  
denied access to a public accommodation1
 including the address of property1 the 
specific sections of the ,americans with
 ,disabilities ,act alleged to have been
 violated1 whether a request for        
assistance in removing an architectural 
barrier to access was made1 and whether 
the barrier to access was a permanent or
 temporary barrier4  4  #d4 ,effective  
date ,this ,act and the amendments made 
by this ,act take effect #cj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#e4 ,mediation for ada actions related  
to architectural barriers ,the ,judicial
 ,conference of the ,united ,states     
shall1 under rule #af of the ,federal   
,rules of ,civil ,procedure or any other
 applicable law1 in consultation with   
property owners and representatives of  
the disability rights community1 develop
 a model program to promote the use of  

alternative dispute resolution          
mechanisms1 including a stay of         
discovery during mediation1 to resolve  
claims of architectural barriers to     
access for public accommodations4 ,to   
the extent practical1 the ,federal      
,judicial ,center should provide a      
public comment period on any such       
proposal4 ,the goal of the model program
 shall be to promote access quickly and 
efficiently without the need for costly 
litigation4 ,the model program should   
include an expedited method for         
determining the relevant facts related  
to such barriers to access and steps    
taken before the commencement of        
litigation to resolve any issues related
 to access4  ,january #cj1 #bjah        
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed