,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #a1 #bjbe,mr4  
,hamadeh ( ,arizona 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,bur*ett1 & ,mr4 ,ogles7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,uni=m$ & ,ov]seas   
,citiz5s ,abs5tee ,vot+ ,act to require 
nonmilit>y ov]seas vot]s to provide     
evid5ce ( resid5ce 9 a ,/ate z a        
condition ( receiv+ an abs5tee ballot "u
 su* ,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prov+ 
,resid5cy = ,ov]seas ,vot] ,eligibility 
,act or ! ,,prove ,act4  #b4 ,requir+   
evid5ce ( rec5t resid5ce 9 ,/ate =      
nonmilit>y ov]seas vot]s  7a7           
,requirem5t ,! ,uni=m$ & ,ov]seas       
,citiz5s ,abs5tee ,vot+ ,act 7#eb       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja et seq47 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #ajd ! foll[+ new   
section3  #ajd;,a4 ,requir+ evid5ce (   
rec5t resid5ce 9 ,/ate = nonmilit>y     
ov]seas vot]s  7a7 ,requirem5t  7#a7    

,abs5tee ballots transmitt$ by ,/ate ,a 
,/ate may n transmit an abs5tee ballot  
to an ov]seas vot] unless ! vot]        
provides ! ,/ate ) a v]ifiable mail+    
address )9 ! ,/ate (--  7,a7 a curr5t   
resid5ce ( ! vot]2 or  7,b7 a curr5t    
resid5ce ( a sp\se1 p>5t1 or legal      
gu>dian ( ! vot]4  7#b7 ,f$]al write-9  
abs5tee ballot ,! ,presid5tial designee 
may n transmit a ,f$]al write-9 abs5tee 
ballot to an ov]seas vot] "u section    
#ajc unless ! vot] provides !           
,presid5tial designee ) a v]ifiable     
mail+ address )9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! vot]   
seeks to vote (-- 7,a7 a curr5t resid5ce
 ( ! vot]2 or  7,b7 a curr5t resid5ce ( 
a sp\se1 p>5t1 or legal gu>dian ( !     
vot]4  7b7 ,vot+ 9 elections = ,f$]al   
(fice 9 ,di/rict ( ,columbia ,an ov]seas
 vot] :o fails to provide ! in=mation   
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 = ! receipt ( 
an abs5tee ballot 9 a regul>ly s*$ul$   
g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice held 9 !  
,/ate 9 :i* ! vot] seeks to vote--  7#a7
 may vote 9 a regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al     

election = ,f$]al (fice 9 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia :i* is held on ! same date2 & 
7#b7 = purposes ( ?is ,act & !          
applicable laws ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia
 gov]n+ elections = ,f$]al (fice 9 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 %all be consid]$  
to be a resid5t ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia
 ) respect to t election4  7c7          
,non-,application to abs5t uni=m$       
s]vices vot]  ,?is section does n apply 
to an abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot]4  4  7b7
 ,effective date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is ,act %all apply ) respect to
 elections held dur+ #bjbf or any       
succe$+ ye>4