Sec. 6. Uniform Complaint Process; incorporation of people with disabilities in enforcement
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In accordance with the authority of the Access Board under section 502(b)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended by section 5), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Access Board, in consultation with the Administrator and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish a uniform complaint process for any individual to file a complaint with the Access Board alleging that a Federal department or agency fails to comply with subsection (a)(2) of section 508 of that Act and for actions to resolve such complaints.
The Access Board shall promulgate regulations to establish the timeframe by which complaints shall be processed or adjudicated under such uniform complaint process. The Access Board shall establish procedures to ensure the smooth transition of the complaints process under section 508 before the date of the uniform complaint process described in paragraph
(1)(referred to in this paragraph as the previous complaints process ) and the uniform complaints process established under paragraph
(1)(referred to in this paragraph as the new complaints process ), which shall include ensuring that section 508 complaints that were initiated before the new complaints process either— be adjudicated under the previous complaints process not later than 6 months after the new complaints process is established; or if such complaints are not adjudicated in accordance with subparagraph (A), such complaints shall be transferred to the Access Board for consideration under the new complaints process. Section 508(f) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794d(f) ) is amended to read as follows: Beginning on the date that the process described in section 6(a) of the Section 508 Refresh Act of 2024 has been established, any individual may file a complaint with the Access Board alleging that a Federal department or agency fails to comply with standards described in subsection (a)(2), in accordance with the authority of the Access Board under section 502(b)(1). The remedies, procedures, and rights set forth in sections 505(a)(2) and 505(b) shall be the remedies, procedures, and rights available to any individual with a disability filing a complaint under paragraph (1). . In developing the complaint process and carrying out the activities under subsection
(f)of section 508 of such Act, as amended by subsection (b), the Access Board shall solicit and incorporate feedback from people with disabilities, including— members of the public with disabilities; Federal employees with disabilities; and people with disabilities who have previously filed complaints under such section.
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