40 U.S.C. § 18103 — Research and development

(a) Support for research — The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, must seek to promote research by federal agencies, State agencies, and private entities to reduce the cost and improve the abilities of telecommunications devices and systems that provide accessibility to hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals.
(b) Planning to assimilate technological developments — When planning future alterations and modifications to the federal telecommunications system, the Administrator must take into account: (1) modifications the Administrator decides are necessary to achieve the accessibility goal in section 18102(a); and (2) technological improvements in devices and systems that provide accessibility to hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals.