,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,sablan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,pierluisi1 
,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,mr4
 ,faleomavaega1 and ,mr4 ,rangel7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,house   
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a     
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
clarify the application of certain      
,federal laws relating to elections in  
the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1     
,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of  
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,guam1 
and the ,united ,states ,virgin         
,islands4  #a4 ,clarification of        
application of federal election laws to 
certain jurisdictions  7a7 ,federal     
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga       

,section #cja7ab7 of the ,federal       
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#b   
,u4,s4,c4 #dca7ab77 is amended by       
striking or a territory or possession of
 the ,united ,states and inserting      
,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of  
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,guam1 
or the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands4
  7b7 ,national ,voter ,registration    
,act of #aiic ,section #c7d7 of the     
,national ,voter ,registration ,act of  
#aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;gg-#a7 is    
amended by striking ,states and the     
,district of ,columbia and inserting    
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1        
,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of  
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,guam1 
and the ,united ,states ,virgin         
,islands4  7c7 ,help ,america ,vote ,act
 of #bjjb  7#a7 ,coverage of            
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands ,section #ija of the ,help     
,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #aeeda7 is amended by striking

 and the ,united ,states ,virgin        
,islands and inserting the ,united      
,states ,virgin ,islands1 and the       
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands4  7#b7 ,conforming amendments  
,such ,act is further amended as        
follows3  7,a7 ,the second sentence of  
section #bac7;a77#b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#aecdc7;a77#b77 is amended by striking  
and ,american ,samoa and inserting      
,american ,samoa1 and the ,commonwealth 
of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4     
7,b7 ,section #beb7;c77#b7 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aedjb7;c77#b77 is amended by 
striking or the ,united ,states ,virgin 
,islands and inserting the ,united      
,states ,virgin ,islands1 or the        
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands4  7d7 ,criminal penalties  7#a7
 ,intimidation of voters ,section #eid  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking ,delegate from the  
,district of ,columbia1 or ,resident    
,commissioner1 and inserting or         
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to 

the ,congress4  7#b7 ,interference by   
government employees ,section #eie of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking ,delegate from the  
,district of ,columbia1 or ,resident    
,commissioner1 and inserting or         
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to 
the ,congress4  7#c7 ,voting by aliens  
,section #faa7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,delegate from the ,district of         
,columbia1 or ,resident ,commissioner1  
and inserting or ,delegate or ,resident 
,commissioner to the ,congress4  7e7    
,voting ,rights ,act of #aife ,section  
#aa of the ,voting ,rights ,act of #aife
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;i7 is amended by  
striking ,delegate from the ,district of
 ,columbia1 ,guam1 or the ,virgin       
,islands1 or ,resident ,commissioner of 
the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico each 
place it appears in subsections 7c7 and 
7e77#b7 and inserting or ,delegate or   
,resident ,commissioner to the          
,congress4