,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,mr4  
,calv]t 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4    
,hunt]1 ,mr4 ,walk]1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4
 ,turn]1 ,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 &   
,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities    
,act ( #aiij to promote compliance ?r\gh
 education1 to cl>ify ! requirem5ts =   
dem& lett]s1 to provide = a notice &    
cure p]iod be=e ! comm5cem5t ( a private
 civil action1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,ada ,compliance = ,cu/om] ,entry to   
,/ores & ,s]vices ,act or ! ,,access    
,act4  #b4 ,compliance ?r\gh education  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,bas$ on exi/+ fund+1 !    
,disability ,rights ,section ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all1 9 consultation
 ) prop]ty own]s & repres5tatives ( !   
disability rights community1 develop a  
program to educate ,/ate & local        

gov]nm5ts & prop]ty own]s on effective &
 effici5t /rategies = promot+ access to 
public accommodations = p]sons ) a      
disability 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( !    
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #abajb774 ,su* program may    
include tra9+ = pr(essionals su* z      
,c]tifi$ ,access ,speciali/s to provide 
a guidance ( rem$iation = pot5tial      
violations ( ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities
 ,act4  7b7 ,mat]ials provid$ 9 o!r     
languages ,! ,disability ,rights        
,section ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all   
take appropriate actions1 to ! ext5t    
practicable1 to make te*nical assi/ance 
publications relat+ to compliance ) ?is 
,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act      
available 9 all ! languages commonly us$
 by own]s & op]ators ( ,unit$ ,/ates    
bus9esses4  #c4 ,notice & cure p]iod    
,p>agraph 7#a7 ( section #cjh7;a7 ( !   
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abahh7;a77#a77 is am5d$ 
to read z foll[s3  7#a7 ,availability ( 
rem$ies & proc$ures  7,a7 ,9 g5]al      

,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 ! rem$ies 
& proc$ures set =? 9 section #bjd7;a7 ( 
! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;a-#c7;a77 are ! rem$ies 
& proc$ures ?is title provides to any   
p]son :o is be+ subject$ to             
discrim9ation on ! basis ( disability 9 
violation ( ?is title or :o has         
reasonable gr\nds = believ+ t su* p]son 
is ab\t to be subject$ to discrim9ation 
9 violation ( section #cjc4 ,no?+ 9 ?is 
section %all require a p]son ) a        
disability to engage 9 a futile ge/ure  
if su* p]son has actual notice t a p]son
 or organization cov]$ by ?is title does
 n int5d to comply ) its provisions4    
7,b7 ,b>ri]s to access to exi/+ public  
accommodations ,a civil action "u       
section #cjb or #cjc bas$ on ! failure  
to remove an ar*itectural b>ri] to      
access into an exi/+ public             
accommodation may n be comm5c$ by a     
p]son aggriev$ by su* failure unless--  
7i7 t p]son has provid$ to ! own] or    
op]ator ( ! accommodation a writt5      

notice specific en\gh to all[ su* own]  
or op]ator to id5tify ! b>ri]2 &  7ii7  
7,i7 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date !    
notice is receiv$ & end+ #fj days aft] t
 date1 ! own] or op]ator fails to       
provide to t p]son a writt5 description 
outl9+ improvem5ts t w be made to remove
 ! b>ri]2 or  7,,ii7 if ! own] or       
op]ator provides ! writt5 description "u
 subclause 7,i71 ! own] or op]ator fails
 to remove ! b>ri] or1 9 ! case ( a     
b>ri]1 ! removal ( :i* requires         
additional "t z a result ( circum/ances 
beyond ! control ( ! own] or op]ator1   
fails to make sub/antial progress 9     
remov+ ! b>ri] dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! 
date ! description is provid$ & end+ #fj
 days aft] t date4  7,c7 ,specification 
( details ( alleg$ violation ,! writt5  
notice requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,b7 mu/  
also specify 9 detail ! circum/ances "u 
:i* an individual 0 actually d5i$ access
 to a public accommodation1 includ+ !   
address ( prop]ty1 :e!r a reque/ =      
assi/ance 9 remov+ an ar*itectural b>ri]

 to access 0 made1 & :e!r ! b>ri] to    
access 0 a p]man5t or tempor>y b>ri]4  4
  #d4 ,effective date ,?is ,act & !     
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act take effect   
#cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4  #e4 ,m$iation = ,,ada actions    
relat$ to ar*itectural b>ri]s ,!        
,judicial ,conf]5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
%all1 "u rule #af ( ! ,f$]al ,rules (   
,civil ,proc$ure or any o!r applicable  
law1 9 consultation ) prop]ty own]s &   
repres5tatives ( ! disability rights    
community1 develop a model program to   
promote ! use ( alt]native dispute      
resolution me*anisms1 includ+ a /ay (   
discov]y dur+ m$iation1 to resolve      
claims ( ar*itectural b>ri]s to access =
 public accommodations4 ,to ! ext5t     
practical1 ! ,f$]al ,judicial ,c5t] %\ld
 provide a public comm5t p]iod on any   
su* proposal4 ,! goal ( ! model program 
%all be to promote access quickly &     
effici5tly )\t ! ne$ = co/ly litigation4
 ,! model program %\ld include an       
exp$it$ me?od = det]m9+ ! relevant facts

 relat$ to su* b>ri]s to access & /eps  
tak5 be=e ! comm5cem5t ( litigation to  
resolve any issues relat$ to access4    
#f4 ,/udy reg>d+ ,,wcag #b4j /&>ds ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all      
complete a /udy to det]m9e :e!r ,,wcag  
#b4j /&>ds1 accessibility widgets1 or   
provid+ a telephone numb] ?r\gh :i*     
memb]s ( ! public c obta9 ! same        
in=mation & s]vices z !y w\ld on a      
website w\ld all provide reasonable     
accommodations = individuals )          
disabilities :o are protect$ by !       
provisions ( ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities
 ,act ( #aiij4