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 •^^'i*--. PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1205 term is defined in section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452). "(6) CONSTRUCTION.— "(A) EQUIPMENT.— In a case in which the Federal Government provides access to the public to information or data through electronic and information technology, nothing in this section shall be construed to require a Federal depsirtment or agency— "(i) to make equipment owned by the Federal Government available for access and use by individuEds with disabilities covered by paragraph (1) at a location other than that where the electronic and information technology is provided to the public; or "(ii) to purchase equipment for access and use by individuals with disabilities covered by paragraph (1) at a location other than that where the electronic and information technology is provided to the public. "(B) SOFTWARE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICES.—Except as required to comply with standards issued by the Access Board under paragraph (2), nothing in paragraph (1) requires the installation of specific accessibility-related software or the attachment of a specific accessibility-related peripheral device at a workstation of a FedersQ employee who is not an individual with a disability. "(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— The Administrator of General Services and the Access Board shall provide technical assistance to individuals and Federal departments and agencies concerning the requirements of this section. "(c) AGENCY EVALUATIONS.— Not later than 6 months after the Deadline, date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, Reports, the head of each Federal department or agency shall evaluate the extent to which the electronic and information technology of the department or agency is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities described in subsection (a)(1), compared to the access to and use of the technology by individuals described in such subsection who are not individuals with disabilities, and submit a report containing the evaluation to the Attorney General. "(d) REPORTS. — "(1) INTERIM REPORT.— Not later than 18 months after the Deadlines, date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the President a report containing information on and recommendations regarding the extent to which the electronic and information technology of the Federal Government is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities described in subsection (a)(1). "(2) BIENNIAL REPORTS.— Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, and every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the President and Congress a report containing information on and recommendations regarding the state of Federal department and agency compliance with the requirements of this section, including actions regarding individual complaints under subsection (f). "(e) COOPERATION. —Each head of a Federal department or agency (including the Access Board, the Equal Emplo3ment Opportunity Commission, and the General Services Administration) shall 59-194O-gs- 11:QL3Part2

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