Sign language in video programming

Section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613) is amended by inserting before subsection (j) the following: (i) Sign language interpretation of video programming (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of submission of the recommendations to the Commission under section 106(d)(2) of the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026, the Commission shall prescribe regulations, taking into account those recommendations, to require, in the case of video programming first published or exhibited on television or first delivered using internet protocol or any successor protocol on or after the effective date of the regulations that includes the provision of sign language, that the entity providing the programming ensure that the sign language presentation is visible on the viewer’s screen throughout the programming pursuant to standards established by the Commission. (2) Compliance and enforcement For the purposes of achieving compliance with and enforcement of the requirements of this subsection and the regulations prescribed thereunder, the Commission shall prescribe regulations that include the compliance and enforcement procedures under section 79.1(g)(9) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation..