[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1018 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1018

    To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to 
   elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the 
  Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United 
                         States Virgin Islands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2013

Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Christensen, 
Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Rangel) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition 
  to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to 
   elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the 
  Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United 
                         States Virgin Islands.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS TO 
              CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS.

    (a) Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.--Section 301(12) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(12)) is amended by 
striking ``or a territory or possession of the United States'' and 
inserting ``American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands''.
    (b) National Voter Registration Act of 1993.--Section 3(4) of the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1) is amended 
by striking ``States and the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
``States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, 
and the United States Virgin Islands''.
    (c) Help America Vote Act of 2002.--
            (1) Coverage of commonwealth of the northern mariana 
        islands.--Section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 
        U.S.C. 15541) is amended by striking ``and the United States 
        Virgin Islands'' and inserting ``the United States Virgin 
        Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such Act is further amended as 
        follows:
                    (A) The second sentence of section 213(a)(2) (42 
                U.S.C. 15343(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``and 
                American Samoa'' and inserting ``American Samoa, and 
                the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands''.
                    (B) Section 252(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 15402(c)(2)) is 
                amended by striking ``or the United States Virgin 
                Islands'' and inserting ``the United States Virgin 
                Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                Islands''.
    (d) Criminal Penalties.--
            (1) Intimidation of voters.--Section 594 of title 18, 
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``Delegate from the 
        District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner,'' and inserting 
        ``or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress''.
            (2) Interference by government employees.--Section 595 of 
        title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Delegate 
        from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner,'' and 
        inserting ``or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
        Congress''.
            (3) Voting by aliens.--Section 611(a) of title 18, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``Delegate from the 
        District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner,'' and inserting 
        ``or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress''.
    (e) Voting Rights Act of 1965.--Section 11 of the Voting Rights Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973i) is amended by striking ``Delegate from the 
District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident 
Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico'' each place it appears 
in subsections (c) and (e)(2) and inserting ``or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to the Congress''.
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