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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. 
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 Administra-
tion, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating 
to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF FEDERAL 
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ELECTION 
LAWS 
TO 
CERTAIN 
JURISDIC-
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TIONS. 
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(a) FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971.— 
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Section 301(12) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
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1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(12)) is amended by striking ‘‘or a 
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territory or possession of the United States’’ and inserting 
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‘‘American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
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Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Is-
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lands’’. 
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(b) NATIONAL
VOTER
REGISTRATION
ACT
OF 
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1993.—Section 3(4) of the National Voter Registration 
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Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–1) is amended by striking 
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‘‘States and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
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‘‘States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
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Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
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Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States 
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Virgin Islands’’. 
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(c) HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002.— 
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(1) COVERAGE
OF
COMMONWEALTH
OF
THE 
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.—Section 901 of the 
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Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15541) 
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is amended by striking ‘‘and the United States Vir-
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gin Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘the United States Virgin 
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Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
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Mariana Islands’’. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is 
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further amended as follows: 
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(A) The second sentence of section 
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213(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 15343(a)(2)) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘and American Samoa’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘American Samoa, and the Commonwealth 
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of the Northern Mariana Islands’’. 
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(B) 
Section 
252(c)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
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15402(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘or the 
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United States Virgin Islands’’ and inserting 
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‘‘the United States Virgin Islands, or the Com-
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monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’’. 
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(d) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
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(1) INTIMIDATION OF VOTERS.—Section 594 of 
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title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
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‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resi-
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dent Commissioner,’’ and inserting ‘‘or Delegate or 
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Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 
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(2) INTERFERENCE BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOY-
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EES.—Section 595 of title 18, United States Code, 
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is amended by striking ‘‘Delegate from the District 
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of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner,’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
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Congress’’. 
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(3) VOTING BY ALIENS.—Section 611(a) of title 
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18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
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‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resi-
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dent Commissioner,’’ and inserting ‘‘or Delegate or 
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Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 
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(e) VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.—Section 11 of the 
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973i) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, 
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Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner 
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of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’ each place it ap-
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pears in subsections (c) and (e)(2) and inserting ‘‘or Dele-
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gate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 
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