On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3304) to increase the access of persons with disabilities to modern communications, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 3304 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 ``Twenty- First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010''. (b) Table of Contents.-- Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Limitation on liability. Sec. 3. Proprietary technology. TITLE I--COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS Sec. 101. Definitions. Sec. 102. Hearing aid compatibility. Sec. 103. Relay services. Sec. 104. Access to advanced communications services and equipment. Sec. 105. Universal service. Sec. 106. Emergency Access Advisory Committee. TITLE II--VIDEO PROGRAMMING Sec. 201. Video Programming and Emergency Access Advisory Committee. Sec. 202. Video description and closed captioning. Sec. 203. Closed captioning decoder and video description capability. Sec. 204. User interfaces on digital apparatus. Sec. 205. Access to video programming guides and menus provided on navigation devices. Sec. 206. Definitions. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.…





