,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,fetterman1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4     
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 and ,mr4  
,sanders7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend section #ejh of the               
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc to require
 each ,federal department or agency to  
have a compliance officer to ensure the 
department or agency is meeting the     
requirements of such section4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,agency ,accessibility     
,compliance ,act of #bjbc4  #b4         
,compliance officer ,section #ejh of the
 ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #gid;d7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7h7          
,compliance officer  7#a7 ,in general   
7,a7 ,appointment ,not later than #ij   

days after the date of enactment of the 
,federal ,agency ,accessibility         
,compliance ,act of #bjbc1 the head of  
each ,federal department or agency to   
which this section applies shall appoint
 a compliance officer who shall have    
knowledge and experience with website   
accessibility1 the requirements of this 
section1 and the ,web ,content          
,accessibility ,guidelines that are     
current as of the date of the           
appointment4  7,b7 ,responsibilities    
,each compliance officer appointed under
 subparagraph 7,a7 shall-- 7i7 be       
responsible for ensuring the ,federal   
department or agency is meeting the     
requirements of this section2 and  7ii7 
report directly to the head of the      
,federal department or agency4  7#b7    
,signed certification ,beginning not    
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of the ,federal ,agency       
,accessibility ,compliance ,act of      
#bjbc1 and biennially thereafter1 the   
head of each ,federal department or     

agency to which this section applies    
shall-- 7,a7 post on the home page of   
the department or agency's website a    
signed certification that the department
 or agency is in compliance with the    
requirements under this section2 or     
7,b7 submit to ,congress1 and post on   
the home page of the department or      
agency's website1 a plan with a timeline
 to ensure the department or agency's   
compliance with the requirements under  
this section4  7#c7 ,larger departments 
and agencies ,with respect to a ,federal
 department or agency to which this     
section applies that has multiple units 
within such department or agency headed 
by ,assistant ,secretaries or           
,directors1 the head of each such unit  
shall appoint a compliance officer who  
shall be responsible for ensuring the   
unit is meeting the requirements of this
 section4  7#d7 ,flexibility for smaller
 departments and agencies ,the head of a
 ,federal department or agency to which 
this section applies that has fewer than

 #bj full-time employees may appoint one
 of such full-time employees as the     
compliance officer for the department or
 agency1 if the majority of the         
employee's work duties are related to   
work as the compliance officer4  4