Exception for Circumvention of copyright protection systems

Section 1201 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) Diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of powered mobility assistance devices (1) Exception for access Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1)(A), it is not a violation of that subsection for a person, for the purpose of the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a powered mobility assistance device, to circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title. (2) Exception for manufacture, importation, and offer to public Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a)(2) and (b)(1), it is not a violation of that subsection for a person, for the purpose of the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a powered mobility assistance device, to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof described in that subsection. (3) Powered mobility assistance device defined In this subsection, the term powered mobility assistance device means— (A) a motorized wheeled device designed for use by an individual with a physical disability; and (B) a wearable robotic device designed to augment and enhance the physical ability of an individual to walk..