,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,casey7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to improve access to postsecondary
 instructional materials for students   
with print disabilities4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,access to ,instructional ,materials in 
,higher ,education ,act of #bjbj or the 
,,aim-,,high ,act4  #b4 ,programs to    
support improved access to postsecondary
 instructional materials for students   
with print disabilities ,title ,,vii of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aacc et seq47 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in section #gga1 by      
striking in nonspecialized formats1     
including an individual described in    
section #aba7;d77#b7 of title #ag1      

,united ,states ,code and inserting in  
nonaccessible formats1 including an     
individual who is blind1 has a visual or
 perceptual impairment1 has dyslexia1 or
 has another form of reading disability 
that renders the individual unable to   
read printed works to substantially the 
same degree as an individual without an 
impairment or disability1 or who has a  
physical disability making the          
individual unable to hold or manipulate 
a book or focus or move the individual's
 eyes to read2 and  7#b7 in section     
#ggc-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by       
striking instructional materials in     
specialized formats and inserting       
commercially produced or open source    
instructional materials in accessible   
formats2  7,b7 in subsection 7b77#a7--  
7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking an
 institution and inserting one or more  
institutions2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph 
7,b71 by striking clauses 7i7 and 7ii7  
and inserting the following3  7i7       
demonstrated expertise in developing    

accessible instructional materials in   
accessible formats for postsecondary    
students with print disabilities2  7ii7 
demonstrated capability to partner with 
national consumer organizations that    
have the capacity to engage             
postsecondary students with print       
disabilities in the development and     
implementation of accessible            
instructional materials2 and  7iii7 the 
technical development expertise         
necessary for the efficient             
dissemination of such materials1        
including procedures to protect against 
copyright infringement with respect to  
the creation1 use1 and distribution of  
instructional materials in accessible   
formats2 and  2  7,c7 in subsection     
7f7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
specialized and inserting accessible2   
7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking
 instructional materials in specialized 
formats and inserting commercially      
produced or open source instructional   

materials in accessible formats2        
7,,iii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by        
striking specialized and inserting      
accessible2  7,,iv7 in subparagraph     
7,d7-- 7aa7 by striking instructional   
materials in specialized formats and    
inserting commercially produced or open 
source instructional materials in       
accessible formats2 and  7bb7 by        
striking may and inserting shall2  7,v7 
in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking       
specialized and inserting accessible2   
7,,vi7 in subparagraph 7,f7-- 7aa7 by   
striking specialized and inserting      
accessible2 and  7bb7 by striking may   
and inserting shall2 and  7,,vii7 in    
subparagraph 7,g7-- 7aa7 by striking    
specialized and inserting accessible2   
and  7bb7 by striking utilizing and     
inserting that are born accessible and  
utilize2 and  7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by
 inserting and evidence after           
recommendations2  7,d7 in subsection    
7g71 by striking paragraphs 7#a7 through
 7#c7 and inserting the following3  7#a7

 ,approaches for the provision of       
commercially produced or open source    
instructional materials in accessible   
formats that advance the state of the   
art in producing instructional materials
 used in smaller categories of          
postsecondary courses1 such as advanced 
topics in mathematics and science4  7#b7
 ,approaches supporting a unified search
 for commercially produced or open      
source instructional materials in       
accessible formats across multiple      
databases or lists of materials         
available to all postsecondary students 
with a qualified print disability4  7#c7
 ,market-based approaches for making    
commercially produced or open source    
instructional materials in accessible   
formats directly available to eligible  
students at prices comparable to        
standard instructional materials4  2    
7,e7 in subsection 7h77#c71 by striking 
specialized and inserting accessible2   
7,f7 in subsection 7i7-- 7i7 by         
inserting complete national expansion of

 the models or expand to after expand   
the program under this section to2 and  
7ii7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
specialized and inserting accessible2   
and  7,g7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7j7 ,definition of          
accessible format ,in this section1 the 
term accessible format has the meaning  
given the term in section #aba of title 
#ag1 ,united ,states ,code4  4