,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bf1 #bjbe,mr4 
,fro/ 7= himself & ,ms4 ,p]ez7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to 
provide an exception = circumv5tion = ! 
diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or repair ( a p[]$
 mobility assi/ance device1 to require  
orig9al equipm5t manufactur]s ( p[]$    
mobility assi/ance devices to make      
available c]ta9 docum5tation1 diagno/ic1
 & repair in=mation to indep5d5t repair 
provid]s & consum]s1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,:eel*air ,"r to ,repair ,act4  #b4   
,exception = ,circumv5tion ( copyright  
protection sy/ems ,section #abja ( title
 #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  

add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7l7 ,diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 & repair (   
p[]$ mobility assi/ance devices  7#a7   
,exception = access ,not)/&+ !          
provisions ( subsection 7a77#a77;,a71 x 
is n a violation ( t subsection = a     
p]son1 = ! purpose ( ! diagnosis1       
ma9t5ance1 or repair ( a p[]$ mobility  
assi/ance device1 to circumv5t a        
te*nological measure t effectively      
controls access to a "w protect$ "u ?is 
title4  7#b7 ,exception = manufacture1  
importation1 & (f] to public ,not)/&+ ! 
provisions ( subsections 7a77#b7 &      
7b77#a71 x is n a violation ( t         
subsection = a p]son1 = ! purpose ( !   
diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or repair ( a p[]$
 mobility assi/ance device1 to          
manufacture1 import1 (f] to ! public1   
provide1 or o!rwise traffic 9 any       
te*nology1 product1 s]vice1 device1     
compon5t1 or "p !re( describ$ 9 t       
subsection4  7#c7 ,p[]$ mobility        
assi/ance device def9$ ,9 ?is           
subsection1 ! t]m p[]$ mobility         

assi/ance device means-- 7,a7 a motoriz$
 :eel$ device design$ = use by an       
individual ) a physical disability2 &   
7,b7 a we>able robotic device design$ to
 augm5t & enhance ! physical ability (  
an individual to walk4  4  #c4          
,requirem5t to make diagno/ic1          
ma9t5ance1 & repair tools available to  
indep5d5t repair provid]s = p[]$        
mobility assi/ance device  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
7#a7 ,tools provid$ ,9 ! case ( a p[]$  
mobility assi/ance device manufactur$ by
 or on behalf (1 sold1 or o!rwise       
suppli$ by an orig9al equipm5t          
manufactur]1 ! orig9al equipm5t         
manufactur] %all make available1 9 a    
timely mann] & on fair & reasonable     
t]ms1 = ! purpose ( diagnosis1          
ma9t5ance1 or repair ( ! device1 to an  
indep5d5t repair provid] & own]1 any    
docum5tation1 "p1 emb$d$ s(tw>e1        
firmw>e1 & o!r tool t is ne$$ = repair (
 ! device4  7#b7 ,security-relat$       
functions n exclud$ ,= a p[]$ mobility  
assi/ance device t conta9s an electronic

 security lock or o!r security-relat$   
function1 ! orig9al equipm5t manufactur]
 %all make available1 9 a timely mann] &
 on fair & reasonable t]ms1 to an       
indep5d5t repair provid] & own]1 any    
docum5tation1 "p1 emb$d$ s(tw>e1        
firmw>e1 or o!r tool ne$$ to disable !  
lock or function1 & to reset ! lock or  
function :5 disabl$ 9 ! c\rse (         
diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or repair ( !     
device4 ,any su* docum5tation1 "p1      
s(tw>e1 firmw>e1 or o!r tool may be made
 available to an indep5d5t repair       
provid] & own] ?r\gh an appropriate     
secure data release sy/em4  7#c7        
,notification & process = reque/s       
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act an orig9al     
equipm5t manufactur] ( a p[]$ mobility  
assi/ance device--  7,a7 %all provide to
 any su* provid] & own] a cle> &        
conspicu\s notice ( ! rights ( ! provid]
 & own] "u ?is subsection2 &  7,b7 %all 
e/abli% & make public a /&>d process by 
:i* a reque/ c be made by an own] or    

indep5d5t repair provid] "u p>agraphs   
7#a7 & 7#b74  7#d7 ,notification requir$
 ) pur*ase ,an orig9al equipm5t         
manufactur] ( a p[]$ mobility assi/ance 
device %all provide ) any pur*ase ( su* 
device on & aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act a cle> & conspicu\s notice ( ! 
rights ( ! own] & any o!r int5d$ us] ( !
 device "u ?is subsection4  7#e7        
,notification = int5d$ us]s ,an         
indep5d5t repair provid] & own] ( a p[]$
 mobility assi/ance device %all provid] 
to any int5d$ us] ( t device a cle> &   
conspicu\s notice ( ! rights ( ! us] "u 
?is subsection4  7b7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7    
,en=cem5t by ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
  7,a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or     
practices ,a violation ( subsection 7a7 
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a rule   
def9+ an unfair or deceptive act or     
practice prescrib$ "u section           
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7,b7 ,p[]s ( !     
,commission  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission

 %all en=ce ?is ,act & any regulations  
promulgat$ "u ?is ,act 9 ! same mann]1  
by ! same means1 & ) ! same             
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is ,act1 & any p]son :o violates 
?is ,act or a regulation promulgat$ "u  
?is ,act %all be subject to ! p5alties &
 entitl$ to ! privileges & immunities   
provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission   
,act4  7ii7 ,regulations ,! ,commission 
may1 "u section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 prescribe any regulations 
x det]m9es necess>y to c>ry out ?is     
,act4  7iii7 ,effect on o!r laws ,no?+ 9
 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to limit !    
au?ority ( ! ,commission "u any o!r     
provision ( law4  7#b7 ,en=cem5t by     
,/ate attorneys g5]al  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if
 ! *ief law en=cem5t (fic] ( a ,/ate1 or
 an (ficial or ag5cy designat$ by a     
,/ate1 has reason to believe t any p]son
 has violat$ or is violat+ subsection   

7a71 ! attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy
 ( ! ,/ate1 9 addition to any au?ority x
 may h to br+ an action 9 ,/ate c\rt "u 
,/ate law1 may br+ a civil action 9 any 
appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt  
or 9 any o!r c\rt ( compet5t            
jurisdiction1 includ+ a ,/ate c\rt1 to--
 7i7 enjo9 fur!r su* violation by su*   
p]son2  7ii7 en=ce compliance ) su*     
subsection2  7iii7 obta9 civil p5alties2
 &  7iv7 obta9 damages1 re/itution1 or  
o!r comp5sation on behalf ( resid5ts ( !
 ,/ate4  7,b7 ,notice & int]v5tion by ! 
,,ftc ,! attorney g5]al 7or o!r su*     
(fic]7 ( a ,/ate %all provide prior     
writt5 notice ( any action "u p>agraph  
7#a7 to ! ,commission & provide !       
,commission ) a copy ( ! compla9t 9 !   
action1 except 9 any case 9 :i* su*     
prior notice is n feasible1 9 :i* case !
 attorney g5]al %all s]ve su* notice    
imm$iately ^u in/itut+ su* action4 ,!   
,commission %all h ! "r--  7i7 to       
int]v5e 9 ! action2  7ii7 ^u s int]v5+1 
to be he>d on all matt]s aris+ !re92 &  

7iii7 to file petitions = appeal4  7,c7 
,limitation on ,/ate action :ile ,f$]al 
action is p5d+ ,if ! ,commission has    
in/itut$ a civil action = violation (   
?is ,act1 no ,/ate attorney g5]al1 or   
(ficial or ag5cy ( a ,/ate1 may br+ an  
action "u ?is p>agraph dur+ ! p5d5cy ( t
 action aga9/ any def5dant nam$ 9 !     
compla9t ( ! ,commission = any violation
 ( ?is ,act alleg$ 9 ! compla9t4  7,d7  
,relation%ip ) ,/ate law claims ,if !   
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate has au?ority to
 br+ an action "u ,/ate law direct$ at  
acts or practices t also violate ?is    
,act1 ! attorney g5]al may ass]t ! ,/ate
 law claim & a claim "u ?is ,act 9 !    
same civil action4  7c7 ,liability =    
damage or injury ,an orig9al equipm5t   
manufactur] or au?oriz$ repair provid]  
is n liable = any damage to or injury f 
any p[]$ mobility assi/ance device caus$
 by an indep5d5t repair provid] or own] 
t occurs dur+ ! diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or
 repair ( ! device & is n attributable  
to ! orig9al equipm5t manufactur] or    

au?oriz$ repair provid]1 unless ! damage
 or injury is attributable to a design  
or manufactur+ defect ( ! device4  7d7  
,rules ( con/ruction  7#a7 ,agre$ ^u    
t]ms ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be con/ru$ 
to alt] any t]m ( an arrangem5t betwe5  
an au?oriz$ repair provid] & an orig9al 
equipm5t manufactur]1 includ+ ! p]=mance
 or provision ( w>ranty or recall repair
 "w by an au?oriz$ repair provid] on    
behalf ( an orig9al equipm5t            
manufactur]1 except t any su* t]m t     
waives1 avoids1 re/ricts1 or limits !   
requirem5ts ( ! orig9al equipm5t        
manufactur] to comply ) ?is section is  
void & un5=ceable4  7#b7 ,requirem5t to 
sell p>ts n available ,no?+ 9 ?is       
section may be con/ru$ to require an    
orig9al equipm5t manufactur] to sell a  
"p if ! "p is no long] available4  7#c7 
,protection ( trade secrets ,no?+ 9 ?is 
section may be con/ru$ to require an    
orig9al equipm5t manufactur] to divulge 
a trade secret to an indep5d5t repair   
provid] or own]1 except z necess>y to   

provide any docum5tation1 "p1 emb$d$    
s(tw>e1 firmw>e1 or o!r tool 9          
accordance ) ?is section4  7e7          
,notification requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,commission %all id5tify1       
notify1 & educate indep5d5t repair      
provid]s ab\t ! requirem5ts ( ?is       
section4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,au?oriz$ repair provid]  
,! t]m au?oriz$ repair provid]--  7,a7  
means a p]son t is unaffiliat$ ) !      
orig9al equipm5t manufactur] & has an   
arrangem5t ) an orig9al equipm5t        
manufactur] "u :i* ! orig9al equipm5t   
manufactur] grants ! p]son a lic5se to  
use a trade "n1 s]vice m>k1 or o!r      
propriet>y id5tifi] = ! purposes ( (f]+ 
! s]vices ( diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or    
repair ( a p[]$ mobility assi/ance      
device "u ! "n ( ! orig9al equipm5t     
manufactur]1 or o!r arrangem5t ) !      
orig9al equipm5t manufactur] to (f] su* 
s]vices on behalf ( ! orig9al equipm5t  
manufactur]2 &  7,b7 includes an orig9al

 equipm5t manufactur] t provides        
diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or repair ( a p[]$
 mobility assi/ance device manufactur$  
by t manufactur] & t does n h an        
arrangem5t describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74 
7#b7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission     
means ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#c7
 ,docum5tation ,! t]m docum5tation means
 any manual1 ma9t5ance proc$ure1        
functional & wir+ diagram1 report+      
output1 s]vice code description1 circuit
 bo>d s*ematic1 security code1 password1
 tra9+ mat]ial1 tr\ble%oot+ in=mation1  
li/ ( requir$ tools1 p>ts li/1 or o!r   
guidance or in=mation us$ 9 provid+     
diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or repair ( a p[]$
 mobility assi/ance device4  7#d7       
,emb$d$ s(tw>e ,! t]m emb$d$ s(tw>e--   
7,a7 means any programmable s(tw>e      
in/ruction deliv]$ ) or load$ onto      
equipm5t1 or a "p ( su* equipm5t1 to    
all[ ! equipm5t or "p to op]ate or      
communicate ) o!r comput] h>dw>e2 &     
7,b7 includes any relevant pat* & fix t 
! manufactur] makes = purposes (        

diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or repair (       
equipm5t4  7#e7 ,fair & reasonable t]ms 
,! t]m fair & reasonable t]ms1 ) respect
 to ! provision ( a any docum5tation1   
"p1 emb$d$ s(tw>e1 firmw>e1 or o!r tool1
 means at co/s & t]ms t are equival5t to
 ! mo/ favorable co/s & t]ms "u :i* an  
orig9al equipm5t manufactur] (f]s !     
docum5tation1 "p1 s(tw>e1 firmw>e1 or   
tool to an au?oriz$ repair provid]--    
7,a7 acc\nt+ = any disc\nt1 rebate1     
conv5i5t means ( deliv]y1 means ( enabl+
 fully re/or$ & updat$ functionality1   
rights ( use1 or o!r inc5tive or        
pref]5ce ! orig9al equipm5t manufactur] 
(f]s to an au?oriz$ repair provid]1 or  
any additional co/1 burd51 or imp$im5t !
 orig9al equipm5t manufactur] imposes on
 an indep5d5t repair provid]2  7,b7 n   
condition$ on or impos+ a sub/antial    
obligation or re/riction t is n         
reasonably necess>y = enabl+ ! indep5d5t
 repair provid] or own] to engage 9 !   
diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or repair ( !     
device made by or on behalf ( ! orig9al 

equipm5t manufactur]2 &  7,c7 n         
condition$ on an arrangem5t describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a77;,a74  7#f7 ,firmw>e ,!   
t]m firmw>e means a s(tw>e program or   
set ( in/ructions programm$ on a p[]$   
mobility assi/ance device1 or on a "p = 
su* device1 t all[s ! device or "p to   
communicate )9 ! device or "p or ) o!r  
device h>dw>e4  7#g7 ,indep5d5t repair  
provid] ,! t]m indep5d5t repair provid] 
means a p]son t op]ates 9 a ,/ate1 t    
does n h an arrangem5t describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 ) an orig9al equipm5t
 manufactur]1 & :o is engag$ 9 ! s]vices
 ( diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or repair ( a  
p[]$ mobility assi/ance device4  7#h7   
,orig9al equipm5t manufactur] ,! t]m    
orig9al equipm5t manufactur] means a    
p]son engag$ 9 ! bus9ess ( sell+1 leas+1
 or o!rwise supply+ new p[]$ mobility   
assi/ance devices manufactur$ by or on  
behalf ( itself1 to any individual or   
o!r p]son4  7#i7 ,own] ,! t]m own] means
 a p]son :o owns or leases p[]$ mobility
 assi/ance device pur*as$ or us$ 9 !    

,unit$ ,/ates4  7#aj7 ,"p ,! t]m "p     
means any replacem5t "p1 new or us$1    
g5]ally available or us$ by an orig9al  
equipm5t manufactur] or an au?oriz$     
repair provid] ( ! manufactur] = provid+
 ma9t5ance or repair ( a p[]$ mobility  
assi/ance device manufactur$ by or on   
behalf (1 sold1 or o!rwise suppli$ by ! 
orig9al equipm5t manufactur]4  7#aa7    
,p[]$ mobility assi/ance device ,! t]m  
p[]$ mobility assi/ance device means--  
7,a7 a motoriz$ :eel$ device design$ =  
use by an individual ) a physical       
disability2 &  7,b7 a we>able robotic   
device design$ to augm5t & enhance !    
physical ability ( an individual to     
walk4  7#ab7 ,tool ,! t]m tool means any
 s(tw>e program1 h>dw>e implem5t1 or o!r
 app>atus us$ = diagnosis1 ma9t5ance1 or
 repair ( a p[]$ mobility assi/ance     
device1 includ+ s(tw>e or o!r me*anism t
 provisions1 programs1 or pairs a new   
"p1 calibrates functionality1 or p]=ms  
any o!r function requir$ to br+ !       
product back to fully functional        

condition1 includ+ any update4  7#ac7   
,trade secret ,! t]m trade secret has ! 
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #ahci ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4