,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eeef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,duckwor? introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require all con/ruction &   
r5ovation projects 9 ,ukra9e receiv+    
fund+ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to comply )     
accessibility /&>ds t are sub/antively  
equival5t to ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities
 ,act ( #aiij1 ! ,ar*itectural ,b>ri]s  
,act ( #aifh1 & relat$ regulations4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,accessible ,ukra9e ,act4  #b4          
,expansion ( /&>ds = accessibility = !  
disabl$ 9 ,ukra9e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except 
z provid$ 9 subsections 7b7 & 7c71 !    
/&>ds set =? 9 section #geb4bcf-gj (    
title #dh1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
z 9 effect on ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbd1 %all  
apply to any con/ruction or r5ovation   
contract 9 ,ukra9e involv+ ,unit$ ,/ates
 fund+1 includ+ contracts ent]$ into    
by-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,int]national 

,developm5t ,f9ance ,corporation2  7#b7 
! ,mill5nium ,*all5ge ,corporation2 &   
7#c7 ! ,ukra9e ,relief1 ,recov]y1       
,recon/ruction & ,re=m ,tru/ ,fund4  7b7
 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may waive !
 applicability ( subsection 7a7 if su*  
waiv] is 9 ! national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7c7 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,normal  
ma9t5ance ,normal ma9t5ance1 re-ro(+1   
pa9t+1 or wallpap]+1 & *anges to        
me*anical or electrical sy/ems are n    
subject to ! requirem5t "u subsection   
7a7 unless !y affect ! accessibility ( !
 build+ or facility4  7#b7 ,em]g5cy     
con/ruction  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to  
subp>agraph 7,b71 em]g5cy con/ruction   
int5d$ to be tempor>y is n subject to ! 
/&>ds ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 b e   
ef=t %all be made to meet su* /&>ds1    
includ+ 9 em]g5cy con/ruction4  7,b7    
,plan ,n lat] ?an #c mon?s aft] det]m9+ 
em]g5cy con/ruction is necess>y1 !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all develop a plan-- 
7i7 to address accessibility at !       
affect$ build+ or facility dur+ su*     

con/ruction2 &  7ii7 to comply ) ! /&>ds
 ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 to ! maximum
 ext5t practicable4  7,c7 ,fund+ ,9 !   
ev5t ( an em]g5cy con/ruction project1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all allocate su*    
funds z may be necess>y to ensure p )   
disabilities receive ! same access to   
s]vices at ! affect$ build+ or facility 
z all o!r individuals4  7d7 ,fund+      
prohibition ,no ,f$]al fund+ may be us$ 
= con/ruction or r5ovation projects t   
facilitate ! segregation or             
in/itutionalization ( p]sons )          
disabilities4  7e7 ,rules ( con/ruction 
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$-- 7#a7  
to dissuade recipi5ts ( ,f$]al fund+ f  
ent]+ into contracts t w\ld increase    
accessibility beyond ! /&>ds requir$ "u 
! ,ar*itectural ,b>ri]s ,act ( #aifh    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daea et seq47 or !      
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq472 or  7#b7
 to facilitate ! segregation or         
in/itutionalization ( p]sons )          
disabilities4  #c4 ,accessibility work+ 

gr\p  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all e/abli%  
an accessibility work+ gr\p compos$ (   
gov]nm5t & private sector accessibility 
exp]ts1 :i* %all lev]age exi/+          
work/reams & exp& its scope1 if ne$$--  
7#a7 to det]m9e ! validity ( reque/s =  
exceptions bas$ on em]g5cy con/ruction2 
7#b7 to evaluate compliance ) !         
requirem5ts "u ?is ,act2 &  7#c7 to     
coord9ate ) local organizations &       
entities = v]ification ( compliance 9   
con/ruction & r5ovation projects subject
 to ! /&>ds ref]r$ to 9 section #b7;a74 
7b7 ,publication ,! accessibility work+ 
gr\p e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection 7a7
 %all publi% relevant f9d+s &           
recomm5dations on a publicly available  
website 9 accordance ) ! /&>ds set =? 9 
v]sion #b4a ( ! ,web ,cont5t            
,accessibility ,guidel9es or subsequ5t  
guidance publi%$ by ! ,_w ,wide ,web    
,consortium4  #d4 ,annual report ,!     
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit an annual 

report to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives t includes--  7#a7 !    
numb] & am\nt ( ,f$]al f9ancial inve/m5t
 9 con/ruction & r5ovation projects     
subject to ! requirem5ts describ$ 9     
section #b2  7#b7 ! numb] ( waiv]s1     
disaggregat$ by r\t9e or em]g5cy1 grant$
 "u section #b7;b71 & ! ju/ification =  
ea* su* waiv]2  7#c7 recomm5dations =   
improv+ compliance ) ! requirem5ts      
describ$ 9 section #b2 &  7#d7 a read\t 
( major recomm5dations & results publi%$
 by ! accessibility work+ gr\p pursuant 
to section #c7;b74