,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bcii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4   
,begi* 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4   
,te/]1 ,mr4 ,wal%1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? 
,dakota1 & ,ms4 ,heitkamp7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to safegu>d ! vot+ rights (    
,native ,am]ican & ,alaska ,native vot]s
 & to provide ! res\rces & ov]sight     
necess>y to ensure equal access to !    
electoral process4  #a4 ,%ort title     
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,native ,vot+ 
,rights ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,tribal      
id5tification2 ,actions = a disp>ity 9  
availability ( poll+ places ,section #b 
( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aigc7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7c7 ,if a ,/ate or political   
subdivision requires an individual to   
pres5t a valid =m ( id5tification = !   
purposes ( vot+1 includ+ regi/]+ to     
vote1 an individual's unexpir$ tribal   
id5tification docum5t issu$ by an       

,indian tribe 7includ+ a tribal         
id5tification docum5t issu$ by a ,native
 ,corporation1 z def9$ 9 section #c ( ! 
,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlem5t ,act 
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb77 %all be treat$ z 
a valid =m ( id5tification = su*        
purposes4  7d7 7#a7 7,a7 ,! ,attorney   
,g5]al may in/itute 9 ! "n ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates actions1 includ+ actions aga9/   
,/ates or political subdivisions1 =     
decl>atory judgm5t or injunctive relief 
if ! ,attorney ,g5]al f9ds1 at !        
discretion ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 a      
disp>ity betwe5 9-p]son vot+            
opportunities = memb]s ( an ,indian     
tribe z comp>$ to 9-p]son vot+          
opportunities = individuals :o are n    
memb]s ( an ,indian tribe4  7,b7 ,su*   
injunctive relief %all include measures 
to r$uce su* disp>ity by increas+ !     
availability ( poll+ places4  7#b7 ,!   
di/rict c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all h  
jurisdiction ( su* actions :i* %all be  
he>d & det]m9$ by a c\rt ( ?ree judges 9
 accordance ) ! provisions ( section    

#bbhd ( title #bh ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code & any appeal %all lie to !        
,supreme ,c\rt4 ,x %all be ! duty ( !   
judges designat$ to he> ! case to assign
 ! case = he>+ at ! e>lie/ practicable  
date1 to p>ticipate 9 ! he>+ &          
det]m9ation !re(1 & to cause ! case to  
be 9 e way exp$it$4 ,!re %all be a      
presumption t su* disp>ity results 9 a  
d5ial or abridgem5t ( ! "r ( any citiz5 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to vote on acc\nt (   
race or color1 or 9 contrav5tion ( !    
gu>antees set =? 9 section #d7;f77#b74  
7#c7 ,not)/&+ p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 an 
aggriev$ p]son may br+ an action        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a74 ,!       
provisions ( p>agraph 7#b7 %all apply to
 su* action4  4  #c4 ,protections relat+
 to poll+ places on ,indian res]vations 
7a7 ,section #d ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act (
 #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;b7 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7         
,protections relat+ to ,indian          
res]vations  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,no ,/ate or
 political subdivision %all c>ry out any

 ( ! foll[+ activities unless t ,/ate or
 political subdivision obta9s ! approval
 ( ! c\rt or ! nonobjection ( !         
,attorney ,g5]al "u section #e7;a73 7,a7
 ,elim9at+ ! only poll+ place or vot]   
regi/ration site on an ,indian          
res]vation4  7,b7 ,mov+ or consolidat+ a
 poll+ place or vot] regi/ration site #a
 mile or fur!r f ! exi/+ location ( !   
poll+ place or vot] regi/ration site on 
an ,indian res]vation4  7,c7 ,mov+ or   
consolidat+ a poll+ place on an ,indian 
res]vation across a riv]1 lake1 m\nta91 
or o!r natural b\nd>y su* t x makes     
travel difficult = a vot]1 reg>dless (  
di/ance4  7,d7 ,elim9at+ 9-p]son vot+ on
 an ,indian res]vation by designat+ an  
,indian res]vation z a p]man5t abs5tee  
vot+ location1 unless ! entire ,/ate is 
or becomes a p]man5t abs5tee vot+ ,/ate4
  7,e7 ,remov+ an e>ly vot+ location or 
o!rwise dim9i%+ e>ly vot+ opportunities 
on an ,indian res]vation4  7,f7         
,decreas+ ! numb] ( days or h\rs t an   
9-p]son or e>ly vot+ location is op5 on 

an ,indian res]vation or *ang+ ! dates (
 9-p]son or e>ly vot+ on an ,indian     
res]vation4  7#b7 ,def9ition ,= purposes
 ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m ,indian        
res]vation %all h ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m  
"u section #bjc7;b77#c74  4  7b7        
,section #e7;a7 ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act (
 #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;c7a77 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ 
or :5ev] a ,/ate or political           
subdivision %all enact or seek to       
adm9i/] any ( ! activities describ$ 9   
subsection 7g7 ( section #d aft]        
,novemb] #a1 #aigb12 &  7#b7 by /rik+ or
 proc$ure & ins]t+ proc$ure1 or activity
 ea* place ! t]m appe>s4  #d4 ,f$]al    
election ov]sight on ,indian res]vations
 ,section #h ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act (   
#aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;f7 is am5d$--
 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7b7     
?r\gh 7e7 z subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7f71  
respectively2  7#b7 9 subsection 7c71 z 
r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is       
section1 by /rik+ subsection 7c71 su*   
obs]v]s & ins]t+ subsection 7d71 !      

obs]v]s describ$ 9 ?is section2 &  7#c7 
by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3 
7b7 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may au?orize    
,f$]al obs]v]s = elections t occur on an
 ,indian res]vation1 z def9$ "u section 
#bjc1 if ! ,attorney ,g5]al has receiv$ 
f a tribal organization-- 7#a7 a writt5 
compla9t t ef=ts to d5y or abridge ! "r 
to vote "u ! color ( law on acc\nt (    
race or color1 or 9 contrav5tion ( !    
gu>antees set =? 9 section #d7;f77#b71  
may occur on an ,indian res]vation2 &   
7#b7 a reque/ = ! au?orization ( ,f$]al 
obs]v]s = elections t occur on t ,indian
 res]vation4  4  #e4 ,t]m9ation (       
,election ,obs]v]s ,section #ac7;a7 ( ! 
,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aigck7a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ section #h
 & ins]t+ subsection 7a7 ( section #h2 &
  7,b7 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ) respect to   
obs]v]s appo9t$ pursuant to subsection  

7b7 ( section #h1 aft] ! end ( ! next   
g5]al election = ! (fice ( ,presid5t4  4
  #f4 ,def9itions ,section #ad7;c7 ( !  
,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aigcl7c77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,! t]ms ,indian  
tribe & tribal organization h ! mean+   
giv5 su* t]ms "u section #d ( ! ,indian 
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74 
7#e7 ,! t]m memb] ( an ,indian tribe    
means an individual :o is a memb] ( an  
,indian tribe1 z def9$ "u section #d ( !
 ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education
 ,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b7 
& includes a memb] ( a ,native          
,corporation1 z def9$ 9 section #c ( !  
,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlem5t ,act 
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb74  4  #g4 ,bil+ual 
election requirem5ts2 ,def9ition (      
,indian res]vation ,section #bjc ( !    
,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;aa-#a;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 subsection 7b77#c77;,c71 by /rik+    
#aiij & ins]t+ #bjaj2 &  7#b7 9         

subsection 7c71 by /rik+ or 9 ! case (  
,alaskan natives & ,am]ican ,indians1 if
 ! pr$om9ant language is hi/orically    
unwritt5 & ins]t+ 7z ( ! date on :i* !  
mat]ials or in=mation is provid$74  #h4 
,election obs]v] transp>5cy ,! ,attorney
 ,g5]al %all make publicly available !  
reports ( ,f$]al election obs]v]s       
appo9t$ 9 accordance ) section #h ( !   
,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;f71 n lat] ?an #f mon?s 
aft] ! date t su* reports are submitt$  
to ! ,attorney ,g5]al4  #i4 ,tribal vot+
 consultation ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all1 
to ! ext5t practicable1 consult annually
 ) tribal organizations reg>d+ issues   
relat+ to vot+ = memb]s ( an ,indian    
tribe4