Sec. 301. Video conferencing
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The Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ) is amended— in section 3 ( 47 U.S.C. 153 ), as amended by section 101— in paragraph (1)(D), by striking interoperable ; by striking paragraph (26), as so redesignated by section 101; by redesignating paragraphs
(27)through (58), as so redesignated by section 101, as paragraphs
(26)through (57), respectively; by redesignating paragraph (57), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C), as paragraph (60); and by inserting after paragraph (56), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C), the following: The term video conferencing service means a service that provides real-time video communications, including audio, to enable users to share information of the user’s choosing. The term visual image descriptive functionality means functionality that generates real-time descriptions of visual information, including images and text, for the purpose of conveying those descriptions to individuals with disabilities. The term visual image descriptive service means a third party service that provides visual image descriptive functionality. ; and in section 716(e) ( 47 U.S.C. 617(e) ), by adding at the end the following: Not later than 18 months after the date on which the Advanced Communications Services Advisory Committee submits the report required under section 304(f)(1) of the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2023, the Commission shall revise the regulations promulgated under this subsection to— require that all obligations applicable to advanced communications services, and equipment used for advanced communications services, extend to video conferencing services and equipment used for video conferencing services; require that all advanced communications services and equipment capable of providing or enabling video conferencing services— have built-in closed captioning functionality using automatic speech recognition or similar or successor technologies; to the extent technically feasible, have built-in automated visual image functionality; implement application programming interfaces or similar technical mechanisms to allow the interconnection of, and achieve compatibility with, assistive technologies and services, peripheral devices, and specialized customer premises equipment commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve access, including— third-party captioning services; third-party sign language interpreting services; visual image descriptive services; telecommunications relay services that have been approved by the Commission under section 225; screen-readers for all user interface elements and visual information, including presentations, videos, and interactive documents shared during video conference calls; 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 video conference calls; and hands-free technologies and voice control technologies; enable users and telecommunications relay service communications assistants to control the activation and de-activation, and customize the display, of captions, video interpreters, and communications assistants independently from hosts of video conferencing sessions; provide a simplified user interface that is accessible to individuals with cognitive disabilities, including, if achievable, a simplified, secure modality for initiating and authenticating a video conferencing session; and provide instructional materials for activating a video conferencing session with plain and simple language and iconography that is accessible to individuals with cognitive disabilities; adopt quality requirements for built-in closed captioning functionality to facilitate effective communication under subparagraph (B)(i); and adopt quality requirements for built-in automated visual image descriptive functionality to facilitate effective communication under subparagraph (B)(ii). .
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