,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hajd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #be1 #bjbj,ms4 
,haal& 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4   
,hayes1 & ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 & 
9 addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight 
& ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly    
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide = ! issuance ( !   
,vot+ ,by ,mail ,semipo/al ,/amp1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,vote ,by ,mail ,/amp  
,act4  #b4 ,vot+ ,by ,mail ,semipo/al   
,/amp  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ord] to af=d a   
conv5i5t way = memb]s ( ! public to     
contribute to fund+ vot+ accessibility1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice %all     
issue a semipo/al 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to 
z ! ,vot+ ,by ,mail ,semipo/al ,/amp7 9 
accordance ) ?is section4  7b7 ,t]ms &  
conditions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! issuance & 

sale ( ! ,vot+ ,by ,mail ,semipo/al     
,/amp %all be gov]n$ by ! provisions (  
section #daf ( title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 & regulations issu$ "u su*       
section1 subject to ! requirem5ts ( ?is 
subsection4  7#b7 ,duration ,! ,vot+ ,by
 ,mail ,semipo/al ,/amp %all be made    
available to ! public = a p]iod ( #aj   
ye>s1 beg9n+ no lat] ?an #c mon?s aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7    
,co/ ,! ,vot+ ,by ,mail ,semipo/al ,/amp
 %all be (f]$ at a co/ equal to ! co/ ( 
mail+ a lett] weigh+ #a ounce or less at
 ! nonautomation s+le-piece fir/-ounce  
lett] rate1 9 effect at ! "t ( pur*ase1 
plus a diff]5tial ( n less ?an #be      
p]c5t4  7#d7 ,disposition ( proce$s ,all
 am\nts becom+ available f ! sale ( !   
,vot+ ,by ,mail ,semipo/al ,/amp 7z     
det]m9$ "u section #daf7;d7 ( su* title7
 %all be transf]r$ to ! ,election       
,assi/ance ,commission = ! purpose (    
grants "u subsection 7c74  7#e7 ,proce$s
 n to be (fset ,9 accordance ) section  
#daf7;d77#d7 ( su* title1 am\nts becom+ 

available f ! sale ( ! ,vot+ ,by ,mail  
,semipo/al ,/amp %all n be tak5 into    
acc\nt 9 any decision relat+ to ! level 
( appropriations or o!r ,f$]al fund+ to 
be furni%$ 9 any ye> to ! ,election     
,assi/ance ,commission or any ,/ate4    
7c7 ,grants to ,/ates ,to support vot+  
by mail  7#a7 ,grants ,! ,election      
,assi/ance ,commission %all c>ry out a  
program to make grants to eligible      
,/ates = support+ vot+ by mail1 includ+ 
vot+ by abs5tee ballot1 9 elections =   
,f$]al (fice4  7#b7 ,eligibility ,a     
,/ate is eligible to receive a grant "u 
! program "u ?is subsection if ! ,/ate  
submits to ! ,commission1 at su* "t & 9 
su* =m z ! ,commission may require1 an  
application conta9+-- 7,a7 a description
 ( h[ ! ,/ate w use ! grant to support  
vot+ by mail 9 ! ,/ate2 &  7,b7 su* o!r 
in=mation & assurances z ! ,commission  
may require4  7#c7 ,am\nt ,! ,commission
 %all det]m9e ! am\nt ( a grant made to 
an eligible ,/ate "u ! program "u ?is   
subsection1 tak+ into acc\nt ! in=mation

 provid$ by ! ,/ate 9 its application = 
! grant & ! am\nt ( funds available =   
grants "u ! program4  7#d7 ,report ,n   
lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! end ( ea*      
fiscal ye> dur+ :i* an eligible ,/ate   
receiv$ a grant "u ! program "u ?is     
subsection1 ! ,/ate %all submit a report
 to ! ,commission describ+ ! activities 
! ,/ate c>ri$ out ) ! grant4  7#e7      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = ea* ( !    
fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjcj su* sums z
 may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is        
subsection1 to be d]iv$ f am\nts        
transf]r$ to ! ,commission "u subsection
 7b77#d74  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--
 7#a7 ! t]m semipo/al ref]s to a po/age 
/amp describ$ 9 section #daf7;a77#a7 (  
title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 
! t]m ,/ate means ! #ej ,/ates1 !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ,am]ican ,samoa1  
,guam1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn       
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & ! ,u4,s4
 ,virg9 ,isl&s4