,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 
,ca/5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !        
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = 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 am5d !
 ,uni=m$ & ,ov]seas ,citiz5s ,abs5tee   
,vot+ ,act to require ,/ates to accept !
 (ficial po/ c>d =m prescrib$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se "u su* ,act :5      
submitt$ by electronic means1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,vot]s ,ov]seas   
,te*nical ,enhancem5t ,act or ! ,milit>y
 ,,vote ,act4  #b4 ,promot+ timely &    
accurate deliv]y ( po/ c>d =m & abs5tee 
ballots  7a7 ,acceptance ( po/ c>d =m   
transmitt$ electronically  7#a7 ,requir+
 acceptance ,section #ajb7;a77#d7 ( !   
,uni=m$ & ,ov]seas ,citiz5s ,abs5tee    

,vot+ ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4               
#bjcjb7;a77#d77 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  7#d7 use ! (ficial po/ c>d =m  
prescrib$ "u section #aja = simultane\s 
vot] regi/ration application & abs5tee  
ballot application1 & accept su* po/ c>d
 =m :5 submitt$ by electronic means     
7def9$ z submission by electronic mail  
or submission ?r\gh an onl9e portal7 or 
physical means2  4  7#b7  ,grants to    
,/ates to assi/ 9 meet+ requirem5t  7,a7
  ,grants  ,beg9n+ on ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5tial     
designee "u section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,uni=m$
 & ,ov]seas ,citiz5s ,abs5tee ,vot+ ,act
 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja7;a77 %all make a 
grant to a ,/ate to assi/ ! ,/ate 9     
comply+ ) ! requirem5t "u section       
#ajb7;a77#d7 ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjcjb7;a77#d771 z am5d$ by p>agraph    
7#a71 to accept ! (ficial po/ c>d =m    
prescrib$ "u section #aja ( su* ,act :5 
! =m is submitt$ by electronic mail or  
?r\gh an onl9e portal4  7,b7            
,requirem5ts = ,/ates  ,! ,presid5tial  

designee %all make a grant to a ,/ate "u
 ?is p>agraph only if ! ,/ate provides  
to ! ,secret>y ! foll[+ in=mation &     
assurances3  7i7 ,a c]tification t !    
,/ate is unable to comply ) ! requirem5t
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7ii7 ,a  
description ( ! ,/ate's exi/+ process = 
receiv+ ! (ficial po/ c>d =m describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,a74  7iii7 ,! ,/ate's plan
 to implem5t ! means necess>y to comply 
) su* requirem5t1 includ+ a detail$     
breakd[n ( ! co/s ! ,/ate w incur4  7iv7
 ,any fur!r relevant in=mation t !      
,secret>y may reque/4  7,c7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #dj1jjj1jjj  
to c>ry out ?is p>agraph4  7,d7  ,/ate  
def9$  ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m ,/ate     
means ea* ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican
 ,samoa1 ,guam1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9  
,isl&s1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s4  7b7  ,electronic       
transmission ( abs5tee ballots  ,section
 #ajb7;f77#b7 ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 

#bjcjb7;f77#b77 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  7#b7  ,transmission if no      
pref]5ce indicat$  ,if an abs5t uni=m$  
s]vices vot] or ov]seas vot] does n     
designate a pref]5ce "u p>agraph        
7#a77;,b7--  7,a7 ! ,/ate %all transmit 
! ballot electronically2 or  7,b7 if !  
,/ate lacks suffici5t in=mation to      
transmit ! ballot electronically1 !     
,/ate %all transmit ! ballot by any     
deliv]y me?od all[able 9 accordance )   
applicable ,/ate law4  4  7c7           
,effective date  ,?is section & !       
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
) respect to ! regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al    
election = ,f$]al (fice held 9 ,novemb] 
#bjbf & ea* succe$+ election = ,f$]al   
(fice4  #c4 ,use ( s+le abs5tee ballot  
application = subsequ5t elections  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #ajd ( ! ,uni=m$ &    
,ov]seas ,citiz5s ,abs5tee ,vot+ ,act   
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjf7 is am5d$ to read 
z foll[s3  #ajd4 ,treatm5t ( ballot     
reque/s  7a7 ,use ( application by abs5t
 uni=m$ s]vices & ov]seas vot]s =       

subsequ5t elections  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a
 ,/ate accepts & processes an (ficial   
po/ c>d =m 7prescrib$ "u section #aja7  
submitt$ by an abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot]
 or ov]seas vot] = simultane\s vot]     
regi/ration & abs5tee ballot application
 79 accordance ) section #ajb7;a77#d77 &
 ! vot] reque/s t ! application be      
consid]$ an application = an abs5tee    
ballot = ea* subsequ5t election = ,f$]al
 (fice held 9 ! ,/ate1 ! ,/ate %all     
provide an abs5tee ballot to ! vot]--   
7,a7 9 ! case ( a vot] :o reque/s !     
ballot 9 pap] =m1 = n few] ?an ! next #b
 su* subsequ5t elections2 or  7,b7 9 !  
case ( a vot] :o receives ! ballot 9    
electronic =m1 = ea* su* subsequ5t      
election4  7#b7 ,exceptions ,p>agraph   
7#a7 %all n apply ) respect to a vot]   
if-- 7,a7 ! vot]'s regi/ration is       
cancell$ by ! ,/ate2  7,b7 ! ,/ate      
obta9s evid5ce t ! vot] is no long]     
eligible to regi/] to vote or vote z an 
abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot] or ov]seas    
vot]2 or  7,c7 ! vot] reque/s t ! ,/ate 

no long] provide ! vot] ) an abs5tee    
ballot "u ?is subsection4  7b7          
,prohibition ( refusal ( application on 
gr\nds ( e>ly submission  ,a ,/ate may n
 refuse to accept or to process1 )      
respect to any election = ,f$]al (fice1 
any o!rwise valid vot] regi/ration      
application or abs5tee ballot           
application 7includ+ ! po/ c>d =m       
prescrib$ "u section #aja7 submitt$ by  
an abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot] or ov]seas 
vot] on ! gr\nds t ! vot] submitt$ !    
application be=e ! fir/ date on :i* !   
,/ate o!rwise accepts or processes su*  
applications = t election :i* are       
submitt$ by abs5tee vot]s :o are n      
memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices or ov]seas    
citiz5s4  4  7b7  ,con=m+ revision to   
po/ c>d =m  ,section #aja ( su* ,act    
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja7 is am5d$--  7#a7 
9 subsection 7b77#b71 by /rik+ !        
semicolon & ins]t+ 1 9 accordance )     
subsection 7c722  7#b7 by r$esignat+    
subsections 7b7 & 7c7 z subsections 7c7 
& 7d72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection

 7a7 ! foll[+ new subsection3  7c7  ,use
 ( (ficial po/ c>d =m = regi/ration =   
subsequ5t elections  ,! ,presid5tial    
designee %all ensure t ! (ficial po/ c>d
 =m prescrib$ "u subsection 7b77#b7     
enables a vot] us+ ! =m to reque/ an    
abs5tee ballot = subsequ5t elections =  
,f$]al (fice held 9 a ,/ate1 z provid$  
"u section #ajd4  4  7c7 ,effective date
 ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is subsection %all
 apply ) respect to vot] regi/ration &  
abs5tee ballot applications :i* are     
submitt$ to a ,/ate or local election   
(ficial on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4  #d4 ,evaluation ( accuracy & 
timel9ess ( vot] regi/ration in=mation  
provid$ to abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot]s ^u
 transf] to new duty /ation ,section    
#aje;,a ( ! ,uni=m$ & ,ov]seas ,citiz5s 
,abs5tee ,vot+ ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjcjh7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+  
subsection 7c7 z subsection 7d72 &  7#b7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7b7 ! foll[+ 
new subsection3  7c7 ,adequacy ( vot]   
regi/ration in=mation provid$ to memb]s 

^u transf] to new duty /ation ,n lat]   
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is subsection1 ! ,presid5tial designee 
%all submit to ! ,presid5t & ! relevant 
congressional committees an evaluation (
 :e!r ! in=mation on vot] regi/ration   
:i* is includ$ 9 ! *ange ( base packet  
provid$ to abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot]s :o
 are transf]r$ to new duty /ations      
provides timely & accurate in=mation on 
h[ su* vot]s may regi/] to vote 9       
elections = ,f$]al (fice4  4  #e4 ,/udy 
& report on feasibility ( automatic vot]
 regi/ration  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y (  
,def5se %all conduct a /udy ( !         
feasibility ( ! creation ( a sy/em (    
automatic vot] regi/ration = memb]s ( ! 
uni=m$ s]vices ^u enli/m5t or receiv+   
commission1 z well z ! creation ( a     
sy/em to automatically update ! address 
( abs5t memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices = vot]
 regi/ration purposes ^u any *ange (    
address = su* memb]1 includ+ an         
assessm5t ( ! feasibility & co/s (--    
7#a7 us+ in=mation already collect$ z "p

 ( ! enli/m5t or commission process =   
purposes ( vot] regi/ration1 includ+    
:e!r su* in=mation is suffici5t = ,/ates
 to regi/] an individual to vote1 & if  
n1 :at o!r in=mation w\ld ne$ to be     
collect$ z "p ( ! enli/m5t & commission 
process to enable ?is process2  7#b7 us+
 in=mation already collect$ z "p ( !    
enli/m5t or commission process =        
purposes ( updat+ vot] regi/ration      
in=mation = exi/+ regi/rants1 includ+   
:e!r su* in=mation is suffici5t = ,/ates
 to update an exi/+ regi/ration1 & if n1
 :at o!r in=mation w\ld ne$ to be       
collect$ z "p ( ! enli/m5t or commission
 process to enable ?is process2 &  7#c7 
electronically transmitt+ su* vot]      
regi/ration in=mation to *ief ,/ate     
election (ficials4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all    
submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$        
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 & make publicly        
available1 a report on ! /udy conduct$  

"u subsection 7a74  #f4 ,no effect on   
ability to regi/] or revise regi/ration 
in=mation directly ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or  
any am5dm5t made by ?is ,act %all be    
con/ru$ to limit ! ability ( a memb] ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces to regi/] to vote 9        
elections = ,f$]al (fice directly ) a   
,/ate election (ficial1 or to revise !  
memb]'s vot] regi/ration in=mation1     
includ+ ! memb]'s place ( resid5ce1     
directly ) a ,/ate election (ficial4