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H. Rept. 115-539 1 (2018-01-30)

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                     115TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           115-539







                            ADA   EDUCATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2017



                     JANUARY 30, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed



                           Mr. GOODLATTE,   from the Committee   on the Judiciary,
                                          submitted  the  following


                                              REPORT

                                                together with

                                           DISSENTING VIEWS

                                           [To accompany H.R. 620]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on the  Judiciary, to whom  was  referred the bill
                    (H.R.  620) to amend   the Americans  with  Disabilities Act of 1990
                    to promote   compliance  through  education, to  clarify the require-
                    ments  for demand   letters, to provide for a notice and cure period
                    before the  commencement of a private civil action,   and  for other
                    purposes,  having  considered  the same,  reports favorably  thereon
                    without  amendment   and  recommends   that the bill do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                     Page
                    Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................  2
                    Background and Need for the Legislation     .............................................................  2
                    H earings ...................................................................................................................  7
                    Com m ittee Consideration  ........................................................................................  7
                    C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  7
                    Com m ittee Oversight  Findings  ...............................................................................  11
                    New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................  11
                    Congressional Budget Office   Cost Estimate   ..........................................................  11
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  13
                    Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  13
                    Perform ance Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  13
                    A dvisory on  Earm arks  .............................................................................................  13
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis  ....................................................................................  13
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 14
                    D issenting  V iew s  .....................................................................................................  17
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