; (2) to require the Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to set and enforce standards for websites and applications and to periodically update such standards; (3) to address and remedy the systemic nationwide problem of inaccessible websites and applications that exclude individuals with disabilities from equal participation in and equal access to all aspects of society; and (4) to create effective mechanisms to respond to emerging technologies and to ensure that such technologies do not impair the rights and abilities of individuals with disabilities to participate in all aspects of society. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Accessible The term accessible or accessibility , used with respect to a website or application, means a perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust website or application that enables individuals with disabilities to access the same information as, to engage in the same interactions as, to communicate and to be understood as effectively as, and to enjoy the same services as are offered to, other individuals with the same privacy, same independence, and same ease of use as, individuals without disabilities. (2) Accessibility regulations The term accessibility regulations means the regulations issued under section 5 in accordance with this Act. (3) ADA The term ADA means the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ). (4) Application The term application means software that is designed to run on a device, including a smartphone, tablet, self-service kiosk, wearable technology item, or laptop or desktop computer or another device, including a device devised after the date of enactment of this Act, and that is designed to perform, or to help the user perform, a specific task. (5) Commercial provider The term commercial provider means any entity, including a public or private entity— (A) whose operations affect commerce