H.R. 8327

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 8327 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8327

To update the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act 
of 2010.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 16, 2026

Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To update the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act 
of 2010.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Communications, 
Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--CLOSED CAPTIONING AND AUDIO DESCRIPTION

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Closed captioning.
Sec. 103. Audio description.
Sec. 104. Technical and conforming amendments relating to economic 
burden.
Sec. 105. Sign language in video programming.
Sec. 106. Closed Captioning, Audio Description, and Sign Language 
Advisory Committee.
Sec. 107. Inquiries and reports to Congress.
TITLE II--VIDEO PLAYBACK APPARATUSES

Sec. 201. Video playback apparatuses.
TITLE III--COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

Sec. 301. Video conferencing.
Sec. 302. Relay services.
Sec. 303. National DeafBlind equipment distribution program.
TITLE IV--CUSTOMER SERVICE

Sec. 401. Usability of advanced communication and video programming 
services.
TITLE V--EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

Sec. 501. Emerging technology.
TITLE VI--ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTING

Sec. 601. Accessibility enforcement.
Sec. 602. Accessibility complaint reporting.

TITLE I--CLOSED CAPTIONING AND AUDIO DESCRIPTION

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

(a) Video Programming Accessibility Definitions.--Section 713 of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (a);
(2) by moving subsection (a), as so redesignated, so that 
it appears immediately before subsection (b); and
(3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``television program's key 
visual elements'' and inserting ``the key 
visual elements of a video program or consumer 
generated media''; and
(ii) by striking ``the program's dialogue'' 
and inserting ``the dialogue of the program or 
media'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Live programming.--The term `live programming' has 
the meaning given the term in section 79.1 of title 47, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
``(3) Near-live programming.--The term `near-live 
programming' has the meaning given the term in section 79.1 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation.
``(4) Online video programming.--The term `online video 
programming' means video programming delivered using Internet 
protocol or any successor protocol.
``(5) Prerecorded programming.--The term `prerecorded 
programming' has the meaning given the term in section 79.1 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation.
``(6) Video programming.--The term `video programming'--
``(A) means programming by, or generally considered 
comparable to programming provided by, a television 
broadcast station or nonbroadcast network, including 
programming delivered using Internet protocol or any 
successor protocol;
``(B) includes--
``(i) programming provided on demand at the 
request of a viewer; and
``(ii) programming streamed live or at a 
prescribed time or times to all or a subset of 
viewers; and
``(C) does not include consumer generated media.''.
(b) Disability.--In this Act, the term ``disability'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).

SEC. 102. CLOSED CAPTIONING.

Section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613) is 
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as 
subsections (e) through (h), respectively;
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Deadlines'' and 
inserting ``Requirements'';
(B) in paragraph (1), in the heading, by striking 
``In general'' and inserting ``Deadlines for television 
programming captions''; and
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
inserting the following:
``(2) Closed captioning regulations for online video 
programming and consumer generated media.--
``(A) Closed captioning regulations for new online 
video programming.--Not later than 12 months after the 
date of submission of the recommendations to the 
Commission under section 106(d)(1) of the 
Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act 
of 2026, the Commission shall revise its regulations, 
taking into account those recommendations, to require 
all online video programming that is first made 
available on or after the effective date of the revised 
regulations to be fully accessible through the 
provision, receipt, and display of closed captioning, 
except as provided in subsection (e).
``(B) Schedule.--The regulations revised under 
subparagraph (A) shall include an appropriate schedule 
of deadlines, the earliest of which shall be not less 
than 2 years after the effective date of the revised 
regulations and the latest of which shall be not more 
than 6 years after that effective date, for the 
provision, receipt, and display of closed captioning on 
online video programming that is first made available 
on or after the effective date of the revised 
regulations.
``(C) Requirements for regulations.--The 
regulations revised under subparagraph (A)--
``(i) shall ensure that English-language 
and Spanish-language online video programming 
that is first made available on or after the 
effective date of the revised regulations is 
fully accessible through the provision, 
receipt, and display of closed captions in the 
original language of the audio track of the 
programming;
``(ii) shall define the categories of 
entities involved in the delivery of online 
video programming and apportion the 
responsibilities for the provision, quality, 
pass-through, and rendering of closed captions 
among such entities to ensure that closed 
caption data--
``(I) remains with the video 
programming to which the data is added; 
and
``(II) is distributed in common 
formats so that closed captions can be 
exhibited intact by all other entities 
that subsequently make the programming 
available to viewers;
``(iii) may not distinguish between full-
length programming and video clips; and
``(iv) for the purposes of determining 
closed captioning obligations under this 
section and assessing compliance with 
regulations of the Commission governing the 
quality of closed captioning, including under 
section 79.1 of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, shall treat any video programming 
that was live programming or near-live 
programming at the time that it was initially 
made available to viewers as prerecorded 
programming if it is again made available to 
viewers more than 48 hours after its initial 
availability.
``(D) Closed captioning regulations for older 
online video programming and on consumer generated 
media.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 12 months 
after the date of submission of the 
recommendations to the Commission under section 
106(d)(1) of the Communications, Video, and 
Technology Accessibility Act of 2026, the 
Commission shall prescribe regulations, taking 
into account those recommendations, to 
maximize, through the provision, receipt, and 
performance of closed captioning, the 
accessibility of--
``(I) online video programming that 
was first made available before the 
effective date of the revised 
regulations under subparagraph (A) of 
this paragraph; and
``(II) consumer generated media.
``(ii) Requirement for consumer generated 
media.--In prescribing regulations for consumer 
generated media under clause (i)(II), the 
Commission shall require that an entity engaged 
in making available consumer generated media, 
whether or not the entity is also engaged in 
making available video that is not consumer 
generated media, provides--
``(I) authoring tools that permit 
users who post videos on the entity's 
platform to add closed captions;
``(II) timely and effective notice, 
at or before the time of upload, to 
users who post videos on the entity's 
platform that such authoring tools are 
available for videos; and
``(III) guidance on how to use such 
authoring tools.
``(E) Relation to previous requirements.--The 
regulations revised or prescribed under subparagraphs 
(A) and (D) may not impair or preclude the 
applicability of, compliance with, or the enforcement 
of the requirements under this section or the 
regulations prescribed thereunder that were in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of the 
Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act 
of 2026, including the requirement to provide closed 
captioning on video programming that is published or 
exhibited on television and subsequently delivered 
using Internet protocol or any successor protocol.'';
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Caption Quality Updates.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
submission of the recommendations to the Commission under 
section 106(d)(1) of the Communications, Video, and Technology 
Accessibility Act of 2026, the Commission shall prescribe 
regulations, taking into account those recommendations, that 
extend the requirements for the quality of closed captions 
under section 79.1 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor regulations, to all online video programming and 
consumer generated media for which closed captioning is 
required to be provided under subsection (c) or the regulations 
prescribed thereunder.
``(2) Regular updates.--Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of the Communications, Video, and Technology 
Accessibility Act of 2026, and every 4 years thereafter, the 
Commission shall--
``(A) review its regulations and associated 
deadlines pertaining to the quality of closed captions; 
and
``(B) as necessary, update the regulations and 
associated deadlines described in subparagraph (A) to 
reflect technological and methodological advances.''; 
and
(4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsections 
(b) and (c)''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``provider or 
owner of such programming'' and inserting ``entity 
responsible for publishing, exhibiting, or making 
available such programming.''.

SEC. 103. AUDIO DESCRIPTION.

(a) In General.--Subsection (g) of section 713 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613), as redesignated by section 
102, is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Video'' and inserting 
``Audio''; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and inserting 
the following:
``(2) Audio description regulations for programming 
published or exhibited on television.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 12 months after 
the date of submission of the recommendations to the 
Commission under section 106(d)(1) of the 
Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act 
of 2026, the Commission shall revise its regulations, 
taking into account those recommendations, to require 
all video programming first published or exhibited on 
television on or after the effective date of the 
revised regulations to be fully accessible through the 
provisions, receipt, and performance of audio 
description.
``(B) Requirements.--The regulations revised under 
subparagraph (A)--
``(i) shall ensure that all English-
language and Spanish-language video programming 
first published or exhibited on television on 
or after the effective date of the revised 
regulations, is fully accessible through the 
provision, receipt, and performance of audio 
description in the original language of the 
audio track of the programming in all 
designated market areas, except as provided in 
paragraph (5);
``(ii) shall include an appropriate 
schedule of deadlines, the earliest of which 
shall be not less than 2 years after the 
effective date of the revised regulations and 
the latest of which shall be not more than 6 
years after that effective date, for the 
provision, receipt, and performance of audio 
described programming first published or 
exhibited on television on or after that 
effective date;
``(iii) shall provide that audio described 
programming first published or exhibited on 
television on or after the effective date of 
the revised regulations shall be labeled and 
searchable or otherwise easily discoverable 
through navigation devices, apparatuses, 
applications, and other methods by which the 
programming is published or exhibited;
``(iv) shall provide that to the extent 
there is an audio channel or audio track 
dedicated solely to making audio description 
available, video programming first published or 
exhibited on television on or after the 
effective date of the revised regulations with 
audio description shall be made available to 
the public on such channel or track, so long as 
it is achievable (as defined in section 
716(g)); and
``(v) shall require any entity involved in 
the publishing or exhibiting of audio described 
programming on television that is first 
published or exhibited on or after the 
effective date of the revised regulations to 
provide contact information, consistent with 
section 79.1(i) of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulation, for 
consumers to report problems related to audio 
description.
``(3) Audio description regulations for online video 
programming and consumer generated media.--
``(A) Audio description regulations for new online 
video programming.--Not later than 18 months after the 
date of submission of the recommendations to the 
Commission under section 106(d)(1) of the 
Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act 
of 2026, the Commission shall revise its regulations, 
taking into account those recommendations, to require 
all online video programming that is first made 
available on or after the effective date of the revised 
regulations to be fully accessible through the 
provision, receipt, and performance of audio 
description.
``(B) Schedule.--The regulations revised under 
subparagraph (A) shall include an appropriate schedule 
of deadlines, the earliest of which shall be not less 
than 2 years after the effective date of the revised 
regulations and the latest of which shall be not more 
than 6 years after that effective date, for the 
provision, receipt, and performance of audio 
description on online video programming that is first 
made available on or after that effective date.
``(C) Requirements for regulations.--The 
regulations revised under subparagraph (A) shall--
``(i) ensure that all English-language and 
Spanish-language online video programming that 
is first made available on or after the 
effective date of the revised regulations is 
fully accessible through the provision, 
receipt, and performance of audio description 
in the original language of the audio track of 
the programming;
``(ii) define the categories of entities 
engaged in making available online video 
programming and apportion the responsibilities 
for the provision, quality, pass-through, and 
rendering of audio description among such 
entities to ensure that audio description 
data--
``(I) remains with the video 
programming to which the data is added; 
and
``(II) is distributed in common 
formats so that audio description can 
be exhibited intact by all other 
entities that subsequently make the 
programming available to viewers;
``(iii) require, to the extent that an 
entity makes available to the public guides or 
listings of its online video programming, that 
the entity include information about the 
availability of audio description in those 
guides or listings to enable that programming 
to be searchable or easily discoverable through 
navigation devices, apparatuses, applications, 
and other methods on which the programming is 
made available;
``(iv) shall provide that to the extent 
there is an audio channel or audio track 
dedicated solely to making audio description 
available, online video programming shall be 
provided on such channel or track, unless that 
is not achievable (as defined in section 
716(g)); and
``(v) require entities engaged in making 
available audio described online video 
programming to provide contact information, 
consistent with section 79.4(c)(2)(iii) of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation, for end users to report 
problems related to audio description.
``(D) Audio description regulations for older 
online video programming and on consumer generated 
media.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 18 months 
after the date of submission of the 
recommendations to the Commission under section 
106(d)(1) of the Communications, Video, and 
Technology Accessibility Act of 2026, the 
Commission shall prescribe regulations, taking 
into account those recommendations, to 
maximize, through the provision, receipt, and 
performance of audio description, the 
accessibility of--
``(I) online video programming that 
is first made available before the 
effective date of the revised 
regulations under subparagraph (A) of 
this paragraph; and
``(II) consumer generated media.
``(ii) Requirement for consumer generated 
media.--In prescribing regulations for consumer 
generated media under clause (i)(II), the 
Commission shall require that an entity engaged 
in making available consumer generated media, 
whether or not the entity is also engaged in 
making available video that is not consumer 
generated media, provides--
``(I) authoring tools that permit 
users who post videos on the entity's 
platform to add closed captions;
``(II) timely and effective notice, 
at or before the time of upload, to 
users who post videos on the entity's 
platform that such authoring tools are 
available for videos; and
``(III) guidance on how to use such 
authoring tools.
``(4) Audio description quality.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of the Communications, Video, and 
Technology Accessibility Act of 2026, the Commission 
shall prescribe regulations to ensure the technical 
quality of audio description on video programming, 
including online video programming, and consumer 
generated media as necessary to afford access to video 
programming and consumer generated media that is 
functionally equivalent to the access provided by the 
visual components of the programming or media.
``(B) Requirements.--The regulations prescribed 
under subparagraph (A) shall require that audio 
description--
``(i) effectively convey key visual 
elements of the program or media;
``(ii) when utilizing text-to-speech 
synthetic voices, effectively convey the visual 
content and vocal nuance of the program or 
media in a manner that is functionally 
equivalent to the ability of human voicing to 
convey the visual content and vocal nuance;
``(iii) be edited, encoded, and delivered 
to the public in a manner that ensures 
consistency with the editing, encoding, and 
delivery of the non-description audio track of 
the programming or media; and
``(iv) to the extent practicable, be 
provided for open subtitles in the same 
language as the audio or in other languages if 
the subtitles convey information relevant to 
the program or media that is not conveyed in 
the audio of the program or media.
``(C) Compliance and enforcement.--For the purposes 
of achieving compliance with and enforcement of the 
requirements of this paragraph and the regulations 
prescribed thereunder, the Commission shall prescribe 
regulations that include the compliance and enforcement 
procedures under section 79.1(g)(9) of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
``(5) Audio description exemptions.--Notwithstanding 
paragraphs (2) and (3)--
``(A) the Commission may exempt by regulation from 
the requirements under paragraphs (2) and (3) programs 
or media, classes of programs or media, or services for 
which the Commission has determined that the provision 
of audio description would be economically burdensome 
to an entity responsible for publishing, exhibiting, or 
making available such programming or media; and
``(B) an entity responsible for publishing, 
exhibiting, or making available video programming or 
consumer generated media may petition the Commission 
for an exemption from the requirements under paragraphs 
(2) and (3), and the Commission may grant the exemption 
upon a showing that the requirement to include audio 
description would be economically burdensome.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in title III (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)--
(A) in section 303(u) (47 U.S.C. 303(u))--
(i) in paragraph (1)(B)--
(I) by striking ``video 
description'' and inserting ``audio 
description''; and
(II) by striking ``section 713(f)'' 
and inserting ``section 713(g)''; and
(ii) by moving the left margin of that 
subsection and each paragraph, subparagraph, 
and clause therein 2 ems to the left; and
(B) in section 330(b) (47 U.S.C. 330(b)), by 
striking ``video description'' each place the term 
appears and inserting ``audio description''; and
(2) in section 713 (47 U.S.C. 613), in subsection (a)(1), 
as redesignated by section 101--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Video 
description'' and inserting ``Audio description''; and
(B) by striking ``video description'' and inserting 
``audio description''.

SEC. 104. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ECONOMIC 
BURDEN.

Subsection (f) of section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 613), as redesignated by section 102, is amended to read as 
follows:
``(f) Economically Burdensome.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `economically burdensome' means resulting in significant 
difficulty or expense. In determining whether the closed captions or 
audio description necessary to comply with the requirements of this 
section would be economically burdensome, the factors to be considered 
include--
``(1) the nature and cost of the closed captions or audio 
description for the programming;
``(2) the impact on the operation of the provider or 
program owner;
``(3) the financial resources of the provider or program 
owner; and
``(4) the type of operations of the provider or program 
owner.''.

SEC. 105. SIGN LANGUAGE IN VIDEO PROGRAMMING.

Section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613) is 
amended by inserting before subsection (j) the following:
``(i) Sign Language Interpretation of Video Programming.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
submission of the recommendations to the Commission under 
section 106(d)(2) of the Communications, Video, and Technology 
Accessibility Act of 2026, the Commission shall prescribe 
regulations, taking into account those recommendations, to 
require, in the case of video programming first published or 
exhibited on television or first delivered using Internet 
protocol or any successor protocol on or after the effective 
date of the regulations that includes the provision of sign 
language, that the entity providing the programming ensure that 
the sign language presentation is visible on the viewer's 
screen throughout the programming pursuant to standards 
established by the Commission.
``(2) Compliance and enforcement.--For the purposes of 
achieving compliance with and enforcement of the requirements 
of this subsection and the regulations prescribed thereunder, 
the Commission shall prescribe regulations that include the 
compliance and enforcement procedures under section 79.1(g)(9) 
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation.''.

SEC. 106. CLOSED CAPTIONING, AUDIO DESCRIPTION, AND SIGN LANGUAGE 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

(a) Definitions.--
(1) In general.--In this section:
(A) Advisory committee.--The term ``Advisory 
Committee'' means the Closed Captioning, Audio 
Description, and Sign Language Advisory Committee 
established under subsection (b).
(B) Chair.--The term ``Chair'' means the Chairman 
of the Commission.
(C) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
Federal Communications Commission.
(D) Consumer generated media.--The term ``consumer 
generated media'' has the meaning given the term in 
section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
153).
(2) Terms defined in section 713 of the communications act 
of 1934.--In this section, the terms ``audio description'', 
``live programming'', ``near-live programming'', ``online video 
programming'', ``prerecorded programming'', and ``video 
programming'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
713 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613), as 
amended by this title.
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Chair shall establish an advisory committee 
to be known as the ``Closed Captioning, Audio Description, and Sign 
Language Advisory Committee''.
(c) Membership.--The Chair shall appoint individuals who have the 
technical knowledge and engineering expertise to serve on the Advisory 
Committee in the fulfillment of its duties, including the following:
(1) Individual representatives, or representatives of 
national organizations, including broadcasters and multichannel 
video programming distributors (as defined in section 602 of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522)), engaged in 
making available video programming, including online video 
programming.
(2) Individual representatives, or representatives of 
national organizations, of vendors, developers, and 
manufacturers of systems, facilities, information technology 
equipment, and consumer electronics for the provision of video 
programming, including online video programming.
(3) Individuals with expertise generating consumer 
generated media.
(4) Representatives of national organizations representing 
individuals with disabilities and older Americans.
(5) Representatives of service agencies engaged in the 
provision of captioning and audio description for video 
programming, including online video programming.
(6) Academic experts or representatives of research 
institutes with expertise on closed captioning and audio 
description.
(7) Individuals with expertise that can contribute to 
standards for the display of sign language interpretation on 
video programming.
(8) Other individuals with technical and engineering 
expertise, as the Chair determines appropriate.
(d) Development of Recommendations.--
(1) Closed captioning and audio description 
recommendations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
establishment of the Advisory Committee under subsection (b), 
the Advisory Committee shall develop and submit to the 
Commission recommendations that include the following:
(A) A recommended schedule of deadlines for the 
provision of closed captioning and audio description on 
online video programming.
(B) Identification of, and recommendations for, the 
protocols and technical capabilities, standards, and 
procedures needed to enable responsible entities to 
reliably provide, receive, and display closed captions 
and audio description of online video programming.
(C) A recommendation for any regulations that may 
be necessary to ensure compatibility between online 
video programming and apparatuses and navigation 
devices capable of receiving and displaying such 
programming in order to facilitate access to closed 
captions and audio description.
(D) Identification of the categories of entities 
involved in the delivery of online video programming, 
along with a recommendation on how to apportion the 
responsibilities for the provision, quality, pass-
through, and display of closed captions and the 
provision, quality, pass-through, and performance of 
audio description among those entities to ensure full 
access by viewers.
(E) A recommendation for defining metrics and 
thresholds to be used for measuring--
(i) the accuracy, synchronicity, 
completeness, and placement of closed captions 
for live programming as necessary to afford 
access to video programming that is 
functionally equivalent to the access provided 
by the audio track, with minimum thresholds 
that are neutral to different modalities for 
creating closed captions; and
(ii) the quality of audio description as 
necessary to afford access to video programming 
that is functionally equivalent to the access 
provided visually with minimum thresholds that 
are neutral to different modalities for 
creating audio description.
(F) A recommendation for the achievability of 
making audio description available on a dedicated audio 
channel.
(G) A recommendation for standards, protocols, and 
procedures to ensure that audio described video 
programming is labeled and searchable or otherwise 
easily discoverable through navigation devices, 
apparatuses, applications, and other methods on which 
such programming is published, exhibited, or made 
available.
(H) A recommendation for best practices for 
ensuring that closed captions and audio description on 
programming that was live programming or near-live 
programming at the time that it was initially made 
available to viewers are subsequently made available at 
the level of quality required for prerecorded 
programming.
(I) Identification of attributes of easy-to-use 
authoring tools that permit users who post videos on a 
platform to add closed captions and audio description 
to online video programming.
(J) Recommendations for applying the closed 
captioning and audio description obligations under 
section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 613), as amended by this title, to consumer 
generated media, including--
(i) thresholds and measures used to 
determine the extent to which the obligations, 
including obligations for providing closed 
captioning and audio description on video 
clips, should apply to consumer generated 
media, for which the Advisory Committee may 
consider--
(I) the volume of postings;
(II) the size of viewership;
(III) whether the obligation is 
economically burdensome (as defined in 
section 713(f) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(f)), as 
amended by this title); and
(IV) other measures as necessary to 
ensure expanded access for individuals 
with disabilities;
(ii) deadlines for bringing consumer 
generated media into compliance with the 
obligations; and
(iii) reasonable timeframes for providers 
of consumer generated media to respond to 
consumer complaints and concerns relating to 
closed captioning and audio description on 
consumer generated media.
(K) Recommendations for applying the closed 
captioning and audio description obligations under 
section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 613), as amended by this title, to online video 
programming that was first made available before the 
effective date of the applicable regulations revised 
under that section, pursuant to this title, including--
(i) deadlines for bringing such programming 
into compliance with the closed captioning and 
audio description obligations, for which the 
Advisory Committee may consider--
(I) the volume of programming;
(II) the size of viewership;
(III) whether the obligation is 
economically burdensome (as defined in 
section 713(f) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(f)), as 
amended by this title); and
(IV) other measures as necessary to 
ensure expanded access for individuals 
with disabilities;
(ii) the intervals at which determinations 
under clause (i) should be reviewed and 
updated; and
(iii) reasonable timeframes for providers 
of such programming to respond to consumer 
complaints and concerns relating to closed 
captioning and audio description on such 
programing.
(2) Sign language video programming report.--Not later than 
6 months after the date of establishment of the Advisory 
Committee, the Advisory Committee shall develop and submit to 
the Commission recommendations for standards to ensure that 
where sign language is provided on video programming, it is 
visible on the viewer's screen throughout the programming.
(e) Meetings.--
(1) Initial meeting.--The initial meeting of the Advisory 
Committee shall take place not later than 45 days after the 
date on which the Chair has appointed all the members of the 
Advisory Committee under subsection (c).
(2) Other meetings.--After the initial meeting, the 
Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair.
(3) Notice; open meetings.--Any meeting held by the 
Advisory Committee shall be noticed not later than 14 days 
before the meeting and shall be open to the public.
(f) Procedural Rules.--
(1) Quorum.--The presence of one-third of the members of 
the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum for conducting 
the business of the Advisory Committee.
(2) Subcommittees.--To assist the Advisory Committee in 
carrying out its functions, the Chair may establish appropriate 
subcommittees composed of members of the Advisory Committee and 
other subject matter experts.
(3) Additional procedural rules.--The Advisory Committee 
may adopt other procedural rules as needed.
(g) Inapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the Advisory 
Committee.

SEC. 107. INQUIRIES AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

Section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Inquiries and Reports to Congress.--
``(1) Inquiries and reports on further video programming 
accessibility requirements.--
``(A) Closed captioning.--Not later than 4 years 
after the effective date of the regulations prescribed 
under subsection (c)(2)(D) of this section to 
implement, as appropriate, the recommendations 
described in subparagraphs (J) and (K) of section 
106(d)(1) of the Communications, Video, and Technology 
Accessibility Act of 2026, the Commission shall 
commence inquiries on, and not later than 1 year 
thereafter, the Commission shall submit to Congress a 
report on, each of the matters described in paragraph 
(2) of this subsection.
``(B) Audio description.--Not later than 4 years 
after the effective date of the regulations prescribed 
under subsection (g)(3)(D) of this section to 
implement, as appropriate, the recommendations 
described in subparagraphs (J) and (K) of section 
106(d)(1) of the Communications, Video, and Technology 
Accessibility Act of 2026, the Commission shall 
commence inquiries on, and not later than 1 year 
thereafter, the Commission shall submit to Congress a 
report on, each of the matters described in paragraph 
(2) of this subsection.
``(2) Content of inquiries and reports.--The matters 
described in this paragraph are the following:
``(A) The availability, use, and benefits of 
providing closed captioning or audio description (as 
applicable) on consumer generated media.
``(B) The availability, use, and benefits of 
providing closed captioning or audio description (as 
applicable) on online video programming that was first 
made available before the effective date of the revised 
regulations under subsection (c)(2)(A) or (g)(3)(A), 
respectively.
``(C) The technical and operational issues and 
costs of providing closed captioning or audio 
description (as applicable) on--
``(i) consumer generated media; and
``(ii) video programming described in 
subparagraph (B).
``(D) The extent to which the measures, thresholds, 
scope, intervals, and associated deadlines used by the 
Commission to determine the closed captioning or audio 
description (as applicable) obligations for consumer 
generated media and video programming described in 
subparagraph (B) have been effective in providing video 
programming access to individuals with disabilities.
``(3) Continuing commission authority.--The Commission may, 
as necessary, update its regulations and associated deadlines 
for the provision of closed captioning or audio description on 
consumer generated media and video programming described in 
paragraph (2)(B) if the Commission determines, based on the 
findings in the applicable report under paragraph (1), that 
updated regulations are necessary to--
``(A) effectively meet the accessibility needs of 
individuals with disabilities; and
``(B) reflect technological and methodological 
advances.''.

TITLE II--VIDEO PLAYBACK APPARATUSES

SEC. 201. VIDEO PLAYBACK APPARATUSES.

(a) In General.--Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 303) is amended--
(1) in subsection (u)--
(A) by adjusting the margins 2 ems to the left; and
(B) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``visually 
impaired'' and inserting ``low vision'';
(2) in subsection (z)--
(A) by adjusting the margins 2 ems to the left; and
(B) by striking ``video description'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``audio description''; and
(3) in subsection (aa)--
(A) by adjusting the margins 2 ems to the left;
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or any 
successor protocol'' after ``protocol'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``video description'' and 
inserting ``audio description''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
(8);
(E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) that the mechanism used for activating the closed 
captioning, audio description, and other accessibility features 
described in paragraph (3) be `readily accessible' as defined 
by the factors enumerated in section 79.103(e)(1) of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation;
``(5) that, if achievable and technically feasible, 
apparatus equipped with the functions described in paragraph 
(1) be equipped with an audio channel or audio track dedicated 
solely to making audio description available;
``(6) that apparatus equipped with the functions described 
in paragraph (1) provide a user with a prompt to modify closed 
captioning and audio description activation and performance 
settings upon initial power-on after user purchase of the 
apparatus or upon a reset to factory settings of the apparatus;
``(7) that apparatus equipped with the functions described 
in paragraph (1), if technically feasible, provide the 
necessary hardware and software to achieve compatibility with, 
and to the extent achievable (as defined in section 716(g)), 
the integration of, assistive technologies and services, 
peripheral devices, or specialized customer premises equipment 
commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve 
access to the apparatus, including refreshable braille 
displays, switch activation such as sip and puff devices, 
hearing aids, hands-free technologies, and, if such apparatus 
is equipped with voice input that is used to access its 
functions, voice recognition functionality so that such menus 
or indicators are accessible to and usable by individuals with 
speech disabilities in real-time; and''; and
(F) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by 
striking ``does not include'' and inserting with 
``includes''.
(b) Implementing Regulations.--
(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``navigation 
device'' has the meaning given the term in section 76.1200 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation.
(2) Requirement.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission 
shall prescribe such regulations that apportion the 
responsibilities for compliance with subsections (u), (z), and 
(aa) of section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 303), as amended by subsection (a), among the categories 
of entities engaged in manufacturing, importing into the United 
States, maintaining, operating, or providing applications, 
plugins, or other software for apparatus and navigation devices 
to ensure full access by viewers via all entities responsible 
for digital apparatus and navigation devices.

TITLE III--COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

SEC. 301. VIDEO CONFERENCING.

The Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 3 (47 U.S.C. 153)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (59) as paragraph 
(60); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (58) the 
following:
``(59) Visual interpretation services.--The term `visual 
interpretation services' means functionality that is achieved 
using human assistance or automation to generate real-time 
descriptions of visual information, including images and text, 
for the purpose of conveying those descriptions to individuals 
who are blind or low vision.''; and
(2) in section 716(e) (47 U.S.C. 617(e)), by adding at the 
end the following:
``(3) Revision of regulations; video conferencing 
services.--
``(A) Regulations.--Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Commission 
shall prescribe regulations to require, unless not 
achievable, that all providers of interoperable video 
conferencing services and all manufacturers of 
equipment capable of providing or enabling 
interoperable video conferencing services make 
available--
``(i) voice recognition functionality that 
is capable of generating understandable speech 
when used by individuals with speech 
disabilities;
``(ii) a simplified user interface that is 
accessible to individuals with cognitive 
disabilities, including a simplified, secure 
modality for initiating and authenticating 
interoperable video conferencing services;
``(iii) instructional materials for 
activating interoperable video conferencing 
services with plain and simple language and 
iconography that is accessible to individuals 
with cognitive disabilities;
``(iv) visual interpretation services;
``(v) screen-reader capability for all user 
interface elements and visual information, 
including presentations, videos, and 
interactive documents shared during 
interoperable video conferencing calls;
``(vi) refreshable braille displays and 
other devices used for the tactile conveyance 
of interface elements and visual information, 
including presentations, videos, and 
interactive documents shared during 
interoperable video conferencing calls; and
``(vii) hands-free technologies.
``(B) Industry flexibility.--An entity may satisfy 
the requirements under the regulations prescribed under 
subparagraph (A) with respect to the video conferencing 
services, equipment, or systems the entity provides or 
manufactures, as applicable, by ensuring that the 
services, equipment, or systems are accessible and 
usable by individuals with disabilities--
``(i) without the use of third party 
applications, peripheral devices, software, 
hardware, or customer premises equipment; or
``(ii) with the use of third party 
applications, peripheral devices, software, 
hardware, or customer premises equipment, so 
long as consumers are not assessed charges 
associated with achieving accessibility through 
such third party mechanisms.
``(C) Compatibility for video conferencing 
services.--If compliance with a regulation prescribed 
under subparagraph (A) is not achievable through the 
means set forth in subparagraph (B), a manufacturer or 
provider that enables interoperable video conferencing 
services shall, unless not achievable, ensure that its 
interoperable video conferencing service or equipment 
is compatible with existing peripheral devices or 
specialized customer premises equipment commonly used 
by individuals with disabilities to provide the 
accessibility features described in subparagraph 
(A).''.

SEC. 302. RELAY SERVICES.

Section 225 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 225) is 
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Communication facilitator.--The term `communication 
facilitator' means a skilled user of sign language who is able 
to facilitate the ability of a DeafBlind person to engage in 
transmission and other services described in this section by 
conveying the information provided during the use of those 
services to the DeafBlind person through close vision or 
tactile sign language.
``(3) Deaf interpreter.--The term `Deaf interpreter' means 
an individual who--
``(A) is deaf or hard of hearing;
``(B) possesses native or near-native fluency in 
sign language; and
``(C) has specialized training or experience to 
assist in providing functionally equivalent sign 
language interpretation for an individual using sign 
language in a situation that--
``(i) requires linguistic or cultural 
mediation;
``(ii) may be highly complex in nature; or
``(iii) may involve individuals who face 
linguistic challenges, such as through atypical 
language use, language deprivation, or 
idiosyncratic signing styles.
``(4) Direct video calling service.--The term `direct video 
calling service' means telephone customer support using one-to-
one video communication that--
``(A) is facilitated by a contact center 
representative; and
``(B) enables a real-time conversation to occur 
directly between not fewer than 2 parties using sign 
language--
``(i) not less than 1 of the parties to 
which is a governmental agency, business, non-
profit organization, emergency authority, or 
other enterprise; and
``(ii) not less than 1 of the parties to 
which--
``(I)(aa) is deaf, hard of hearing, 
or DeafBlind; or
``(bb) has a speech disability or 
auditory processing disorder; and
``(II) relies on sign language for 
communication.''; and
(C) by striking paragraph (6), as so redesignated, 
and inserting the following:
``(6) Telecommunications relay services.--The term 
`telecommunications relay services' means--
``(A) transmission services that provide the 
ability for an individual who is deaf, hard of hearing, 
or DeafBlind, or who has a speech disability or an 
auditory processing disorder, to engage in 
communication by wire or radio with 1 or more 
individuals, in a manner that is functionally 
equivalent to, or, if technically feasible, provides 
access that is equal to, the ability of a hearing 
individual who does not have a speech disability to 
communicate using voice communication services or 
advanced communications services by wire or radio; and
``(B) other services facilitating functionally 
equivalent communication by wire or radio for an 
individual who is deaf, hard of hearing, or DeafBlind, 
or who has a speech disability or an auditory 
processing disorder, including the provision of 
communication facilitators for an individual who is 
DeafBlind and the provision of direct video calling 
services for communication in real-time by sign 
language users with customer service centers and other 
call centers operated by local, State, or Federal 
Government agencies, crisis centers, and emergency 
authorities.''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Sign language access to emergency services; 
communication facilitators; direct video calling services.--
``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
`video relay service' has the meaning given the term in 
section 64.601(a)(57) of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulation.
``(B) Regulations.--Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Commission 
shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to--
``(i) define as eligible for relay service 
support from the fund described in section 
64.604(c)(5)(iii) of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on that date of 
enactment--
``(I) direct video calling services 
between sign language users and call 
center representatives in local, State, 
or Federal government agencies, crisis 
centers, and emergency authorities;
``(II) services provided by 
communication facilitators on 
telecommunications relay services calls 
with individuals who are DeafBlind; and
``(III) the provision of a Deaf 
interpreter to accompany a hearing 
communications assistant, as defined in 
section 64.601(a)(13) of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation, when necessary to 
assist in providing functionally 
equivalent sign language interpretation 
on calls using video relay service;
``(ii) achieve full, equal, and direct 
access to public safety answering points, as 
that term is defined in section 222(h), and 
other local emergency authorities, including 
emergency authorities responding to wireless 
calls placed by dialing 9-1-1, by individuals 
who--
``(I) are deaf, hard of hearing, or 
DeafBlind, or who have a speech 
disability or a cognitive disability; 
and
``(II) use sign language; and
``(iii) unless not achievable (as defined 
in section 716(g)), ensure that a person can 
have a single telephone number for the purpose 
of receiving calls and messages from other 
entities calling by means of video relay 
services or voice or electronic text messaging 
services.
``(C) Contents.--The regulations described in 
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall, unless not achievable (as 
defined in section 716(g)), at a minimum, require that 
users communicating by means of a video relay service 
or a direct video calling service shall be capable of 
using native dialing or 1-step access on a mobile phone 
so that such communication--
``(i) includes the location information of 
the user, to be transmitted and delivered 
immediately and directly to the applicable 
emergency authority; and
``(ii) is received by the applicable 
emergency authority with the same speed and 
efficiency as a voice call made by dialing 9-1-
1.
``(5) Reassessment of available services and minimum 
standards.--Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment 
of this paragraph, and once every 4 years thereafter, the 
Commission shall, as necessary to respond to evolving 
communication technologies, reassess and update the regulations 
prescribed under this subsection to ensure that those 
regulations effectively satisfy the communication needs of 
individuals with disabilities who are covered by this Act, 
including by--
``(A) assessing the need for new modes of 
telecommunications relay services; and
``(B) increasing and improving the mandatory 
minimum standards to ensure the quality and privacy of 
telecommunications relay services.''.

SEC. 303. NATIONAL DEAFBLIND EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 719 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 620) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``low-income''; and
(B) by striking ``deaf-blind'' and inserting 
``DeafBlind'';
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `individual who is 
DeafBlind'--
``(1) has the meaning given the term `individual who is 
deaf-blind' in section 206 of the Helen Keller National Center 
Act (29 U.S.C. 1905); and
``(2) includes an individual who--
``(A) for the purposes of satisfying subparagraph 
(A)(i) of such section 206(2), has been diagnosed with 
a cortical or cerebral visual impairment;
``(B) for the purposes of satisfying subparagraph 
(A)(ii) of such section 206(2), has been diagnosed with 
an auditory processing disorder; or
``(C) for the purposes of satisfying subparagraphs 
(A)(i) and (A)(ii) of such section 206(2), has been 
diagnosed with both a cortical or cerebral visual 
impairment and an auditory processing disorder.''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$20,000,000, which the Commission shall adjust 
annually for inflation using an inflation factor determined by 
the Commission''.
(b) Update to Regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
update section 64.610 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation, to ensure consistency with the amendments made by 
subsection (a).

TITLE IV--CUSTOMER SERVICE

SEC. 401. USABILITY OF ADVANCED COMMUNICATION AND VIDEO PROGRAMMING 
SERVICES.

Section 716 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 617) is 
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
``(j) Usability.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `direct 
video calling services' has the meaning given the term in 
section 225(a).
``(2) Manufacturers and service providers.--If a 
manufacturer or service provider to which subsections (a) and 
(b) apply offers live or machine-generated customer assistance 
to the general public, each such entity shall, unless not 
achievable, make such assistance usable to individuals with 
disabilities who rely on sign language by making available the 
ability to communicate in real time in sign language with 
customer service agents through direct video calling services.
``(3) Video programming.--If a video programming provider, 
multi-video programming distributor, or video apparatus 
manufacturer to which this Act applies offers live or machine-
generated customer assistance to the general public, each such 
entity shall, unless not achievable, make that assistance 
usable to individuals with disabilities who rely on sign 
language by making available the ability to communicate in real 
time in sign language with customer service agents through 
direct video calling services.
``(4) Regulations.--The Commission shall--
``(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, prescribe such regulations 
as may be necessary to implement paragraph (2), which 
shall contain standards to ensure that direct video 
calling services for individuals with disabilities who 
rely on sign language as their primary form of 
communication receive customer and technical support 
that is not less effective in terms of availability, 
scope, and quality than customer and technical support 
provided to the general public; and
``(B) not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph, prescribe such regulations 
as may be necessary to implement paragraph (3), which 
shall contain standards to ensure that direct video 
calling services for individuals with disabilities who 
rely on sign language as their primary form of 
communication receive customer and technical support 
that is not less effective in terms of availability, 
scope, and quality than customer service provided to 
the general public.''.

TITLE V--EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

SEC. 501. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.

Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 723. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY.

``(a) Augmentative and Alternative Communication Defined.--In this 
section, the term `augmentative and alternative communication' means 
any tool, method, technology, strategy, service, training, coaching, or 
other support used to supplement or replace speech.
``(b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, and every 5 years thereafter, the 
Commission shall, in consultation with the United States Access Board, 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report assessing--
``(1) the extent to which emerging communication and video 
programming technologies, such as those that include the use of 
artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, 
extended reality, dual reality, spatial computing, and other 
advanced machine learning, wireless technologies, including Wi-
Fi and Bluetooth, robotics, the Internet of Things, and other 
forms of advanced computing power, result in accessibility 
opportunities and barriers for individuals with disabilities; 
and
``(2) solutions needed to ensure that emerging 
communications and video programming technologies and services 
such as those described in paragraph (1)--
``(A) are accessible to individuals with 
disabilities; and
``(B) provide the necessary hardware and software 
to achieve compatibility with peripheral devices or 
specialized customer premises equipment commonly used 
by individuals with disabilities to achieve access.
``(c) Assessment of Effect on Individuals With Particular 
Barriers.--In preparing each report required under subsection (b), the 
Commission shall assess the effect of emerging technologies on 
individuals with disabilities who have particular barriers to 
participation and communication with those technologies, including 
individuals with disabilities who--
``(1) have limited language or communication abilities, 
including individuals with speech disabilities and those that 
use augmentative and alternative communication, and individuals 
with cognitive disabilities;
``(2) have significant, targeted, or multiple disabilities, 
including individuals who are blind or low vision, deaf or hard 
of hearing, DeafBlind, have an auditory processing disorder, a 
cortical or cerebral visual impairment, or have both 
communication and mobility disabilities; or
``(3) in addition to their disability, lack access to 
advanced communication services and technology due to age, 
geographical location, socioeconomic status or Tribal 
affiliation.
``(d) Regulations.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
the Commission submits each report required under subsection (b), the 
Commission shall prescribe new or update existing regulations for 
ensuring the accessibility of emerging communications and video 
programming technologies and services by individuals with disabilities 
where doing so is necessary to further the goals of the statutory 
provisions implemented by the regulations of the Commission under parts 
6, 7, 14, and 79 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation intended to fulfill these goals.''.

TITLE VI--ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTING

SEC. 601. ACCESSIBILITY ENFORCEMENT.

(a) In General.--Section 503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)(5)) is amended by inserting after ``uses that 
tower'' the following: ``, or in the case of violations of this Act 
related to requirements of accessibility for individuals with 
disabilities, including violations of section 225, section 255, section 
276(b)(1)(A), subsections (u) through (aa) of section 303, section 
330(b), section 710, section 711, section 713, or sections 715 through 
719''.
(b) Other Laws.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
not be construed to modify, impair, supersede, or preclude enforcement 
of violations of other State or Federal disability rights and civil 
rights laws.

SEC. 602. ACCESSIBILITY COMPLAINT REPORTING.

Section 717 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 618) is 
amended by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) and inserting 
the following:
``(b) Accessibility Complaint Reporting Requirement.--Not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Communications, Video, 
and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026, and every 3 years thereafter, 
the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:
``(1) The number and nature of complaints received pursuant 
to subsection (u), (z), or (aa) of section 303, section 330(b), 
section 713, and section 716(a) during the period covered by 
the report.
``(2) A description of the actions taken to resolve the 
complaints described in paragraph (1), including forfeiture 
penalties assessed.
``(3) The length of time that was taken by the Commission 
to resolve each such complaint.
``(4) The number, status, nature, and outcome of each 
action for mandamus filed pursuant to section 717(a)(6) and the 
number, status, nature, and outcome of each appeal filed 
pursuant to section 402(b)(10).''.
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