Study and report on emerging technologies

(a) Study and report (1) In general The National Council on Disability (in this section referred to as the Council) shall conduct a study and prepare a report on— (A) the effect that emerging technologies have on the ability of individuals with disabilities to participate in employment, education, government, health care, commerce, culture, and other aspects of society; and (B) the effectiveness of this Act in achieving its purpose. (2) Consideration of effect on individuals with particular barriers In conducting the study and preparing the report, the Council shall consider the effect of emerging technologies on individuals with disabilities who use those technologies and have particular barriers to such participation and communication, such as individuals with disabilities using those technologies— (A) who have limited language or limited English language; (B) who have significant or targeted disabilities (including people who are blind, deaf, or deafblind); (C) who have disabilities limiting communication; (D) whose household income is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line, as defined by the Federal poverty guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services; (E) who lack access to broadband services and technology; or (F) who are multiply marginalized due to race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or socioeconomic status. (b) Submission of report Five years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall submit the report required under subsection (a) to the appropriate committees of Congress, which shall at minimum include the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.