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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9494 

Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 

Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. COLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and 

in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 

A BILL 

Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2025, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropria5 tions and Other Matters Act, 2025’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. References. 

DIVISION A—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025 


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DIVISION B—SAVE ACT 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Ensuring only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal 

office. 

Sec. 203. Election assistance commission guidance. 

Sec. 204. Inapplicability of paperwork reduction act. 

Sec. 205. Duty of secretary of homeland security to notify election officials of 

naturalization. 

Sec. 206. Rule of construction regarding provisional ballots. 

Sec. 207. Rule of construction regarding effect on state exemptions from other 

Federal laws. 

Sec. 208. Effective date. 

1 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

2 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 

3 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 

4 be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi5 sion. 

6 DIVISION A—CONTINUING 

7 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025 

8 The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 

9 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

10 and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 

11 and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora12 tions, and other organizational units of Government for 

13 fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes, namely: 

14 SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a 

15 rate for operations as provided in the applicable appro16 priations Acts for fiscal year 2024 and under the authority 

17 and conditions provided in such Acts, for continuing 

18 projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans 

19 and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically 


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1 provided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 

2 2024, and for which appropriations, funds, or other au3 thority were made available in the following appropriations 

4 Acts: 

5 (1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 

6 and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap7 propriations Act, 2024 (division B of Public Law 

8 118–42). 

9 (2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re10 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division C 

11 of Public Law 118–42). 

12 (3) The Department of Defense Appropriations 

13 Act, 2024 (division A of Public Law 118–47). 

14 (4) The Energy and Water Development and 

15 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division 

16 D of Public Law 118–42). 

17 (5) The Financial Services and General Govern18 ment Appropriations Act, 2024 (division B of Public 

19 Law 118–47), except section 637. 

20 (6) The Department of Homeland Security Ap21 propriations Act, 2024 (division C of Public Law 

22 118–47), except section 546(e). 

23 (7) The Department of the Interior, Environ24 ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 


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1 2024 (division E of Public Law 118–42), except sec2 tion 447. 

3 (8) The Departments of Labor, Health and 

4 Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen5 cies Appropriations Act, 2024 (division D of Public 

6 Law 118–47). 

7 (9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

8 2024 (division E of Public Law 118–47), except the 

9 matter under the heading ‘‘Joint Items—Joint Con10 gressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 

11 2025’’, and section 7 in the matter preceding divi12 sion A of Public Law 118–47. 

13 (10) The Military Construction, Veterans Af14 fairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

15 2024 (division A of Public Law 118–42), except sec16 tion 259. 

17 (11) The Department of State, Foreign Oper18 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

19 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47), except sec20 tion 7075(a). 

21 (12) The Transportation, Housing and Urban 

22 Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

23 Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–42). 


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1 SEC. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made avail2 able or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the 

3 Department of Defense shall be used for: 

4 (1) the new production of items not funded for pro5 duction in fiscal year 2024 or prior years; 

6 (2) the increase in production rates above those sus7 tained with fiscal year 2024 funds; or 

8 (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any 

9 project, activity, operation, or organization (defined as any 

10 project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program ele11 ment, and subprogram within a program element, and for 

12 any investment items defined as a P–1 line item in a budg13 et activity within an appropriation account and an R–1 

14 line item that includes a program element and subprogram 

15 element within an appropriation account) for which appro16 priations, funds, or other authority were not available dur17 ing fiscal year 2024. 

18 (b) No appropriation or funds made available or au19 thority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Depart20 ment of Defense shall be used to initiate multi-year pro21 curements utilizing advance procurement funding for eco22 nomic order quantity procurement unless specifically ap23 propriated later. 


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1 SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall 

2 be available to the extent and in the manner that would 

3 be provided by the pertinent appropriations Act. 

4 SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 

5 102, no appropriation or funds made available or author6 ity granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to ini7 tiate or resume any project or activity for which appro8 priations, funds, or other authority were not available dur9 ing fiscal year 2024. 

10 SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority grant11 ed pursuant to this Act shall cover all obligations or ex12 penditures incurred for any project or activity during the 

13 period for which funds or authority for such project or 

14 activity are available under this Act. 

15 SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 

16 or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 

17 2025, appropriations and funds made available and au18 thority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available 

19 until whichever of the following first occurs: 

20 (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation 

21 for any project or activity provided for in this Act. 

22 (2) The enactment into law of the applicable 

23 appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025 without any 

24 provision for such project or activity. 

25 (3) March 28, 2025. 


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1 SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act 

2 shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or 

3 authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable ap4 propriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted 

5 into law. 

6 SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made 

7 available by or authority granted pursuant to this Act may 

8 be used without regard to the time limitations for submis9 sion and approval of apportionments set forth in section 

10 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing in this 

11 Act may be construed to waive any other provision of law 

12 governing the apportionment of funds. 

13 SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

14 this Act, except section 106, for those programs that 

15 would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or 

16 complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning 

17 of fiscal year 2025 because of distributions of funding to 

18 States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high 

19 initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not 

20 be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such pro21 grams funded by this Act that would impinge on final 

22 funding prerogatives. 

23 SEC. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only 

24 the most limited funding action of that permitted in the 


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1 Act shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of 

2 projects and activities. 

3 SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory 

4 payments whose budget authority was provided in appro5 priations Acts for fiscal year 2024, and for activities under 

6 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be 

7 continued at the rate to maintain program levels under 

8 current law, under the authority and conditions provided 

9 in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024, 

10 to be continued through the date specified in section 

11 106(3). 

12 (b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for man13 datory payments due on or about the first day of any 

14 month that begins after October 2024, but not later than 

15 30 days after the date specified in section 106(3) may con16 tinue to be made, and funds shall be available for such 

17 payments. 

18 SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 

19 for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each 

20 department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 

21 for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de22 partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro23 priations Act for fiscal year 2024, except that such author24 ity provided under this section shall not be used until after 

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1 to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative ex2 penses. 

3 SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be 

4 obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of 

5 Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the 

6 State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 

7 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Au8 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 

9 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act 

10 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 

11 SEC. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by reference 

12 in this Act that was previously designated by the Congress 

13 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

14 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985 or as being for disaster relief 

16 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act is des17 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

18 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act or as 

19 being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) 

20 of such Act, respectively. 

21 (b) Section 6 of Public Laws 118–42 and 118–47 

22 shall apply to amounts designated in subsection (a) and 

23 in sections 130 and 146 of this Act as an emergency re24 quirement. 


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1 (c) Each amount incorporated by reference in this 

2 Act that was previously designated by the Congress as an 

3 emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu4 tion on the budget shall continue to be treated as amounts 

5 specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 

6 118–5. 

7 (d) This section shall become effective immediately 

8 upon enactment of this Act, and shall remain in effect 

9 through the date in section 106(3). 

10 SEC. 115. (a) Rescissions or cancellations of discre11 tionary budget authority that continue pursuant to section 

12 101 in Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbols (TAFS)— 

13 (1) to which other appropriations are not provided 

14 by this Act, but for which there is a current applicable 

15 TAFS that does receive an appropriation in this Act; or 

16 (2) which are no-year TAFS and receive other appro17 priations in this Act, may be continued instead by reduc18 ing the rate for operations otherwise provided by section 

19 101 for such current applicable TAFS, as long as doing 

20 so does not impinge on the final funding prerogatives of 

21 the Congress. 

22 (b) Rescissions or cancellations described in sub23 section (a) shall continue in an amount equal to the lesser 

24 of— 


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1 (1) the amount specified for rescission or can2 cellation in the applicable appropriations Act ref3 erenced in section 101 of this Act; or 

4 (2) the amount of balances available, as of Oc5 tober 1, 2024, from the funds specified for rescission 

6 or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act 

7 referenced in section 101 of this Act. 

8 (c) No later than November 18, 2024, the Director 

9 of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to 

10 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Senate a comprehensive list of the 

12 rescissions or cancellations that will continue pursuant to 

13 section 101: Provided, That the information in such com14 prehensive list shall be periodically updated to reflect any 

15 subsequent changes in the amount of balances available, 

16 as of October 1, 2024, from the funds specified for rescis17 sion or cancellation in the applicable appropriations Act 

18 referenced in section 101, and such updates shall be trans19 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

20 of Representatives and the Senate upon request. 

21 SEC. 116. In addition to amounts otherwise provided 

22 by section 101, there is appropriated to the Department 

23 of Defense for ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 

24 $1,950,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 


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1 2025, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for 

2 the Virginia Class Submarine program. 

3 SEC. 117. Notwithstanding sections 101 and 104, 

4 amounts provided by section 101 for ‘‘Corps of Engi5 neers—Civil—Operation and Maintenance’’ may be used 

6 up to an amount not to exceed $37,600,000, adjusted for 

7 inflation beginning August 1, 2024, as compensation for 

8 reserving and operating 3.6 million acre-feet of pre9 planned flood storage at Hugh Keenleyside Dam to mini10 mize the flood risk in the Columbia River Basin in the 

11 United States. 

12 SEC. 118. (a) Funds made available by section 101 

13 for ‘‘Department of Energy—Atomic Energy Defense Ac14 tivities—Environmental and Other Defense Activities— 

15 Other Defense Activities’’ may be apportioned up to the 

16 rate for operations necessary to sustain specialized secu17 rity activities. 

18 (b) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit19 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

20 and the Senate not later than 3 days after each use of 

21 the authority provided in subsection (a). 

22 SEC. 119. Notwithstanding section 101, the matter 

23 under the heading ‘‘Election Assistance Commission— 

24 Election Security Grants’’ in division B of Public Law 


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1 118–47 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$0’’ for 

2 ‘‘$55,000,000’’. 

3 SEC. 120. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, for ‘‘Gen4 eral Services Administration—Expenses, Presidential 

5 Transition’’, there is appropriated $10,202,314, for nec6 essary expenses to carry out the Presidential Transition 

7 Act of 1963 (Public Law 88–277), as amended, of which 

8 $6,971,863 is available for activities authorized by sec9 tions 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10) of such Act; 

10 $2,730,451 is available for activities authorized by section 

11 5 of such Act; and not to exceed $500,000 is available 

12 for activities authorized by sections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) 

13 of such Act: Provided, That such amounts may be trans14 ferred and credited to the ‘‘Acquisition Services Fund’’ or 

15 the ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ to reimburse obligations in16 curred prior to enactment of this Act for the purposes pro17 vided herein related to the Presidential election in 2024: 

18 Provided further, That amounts available under this sec19 tion shall be in addition to any other amounts available 

20 for such purposes. 

21 (b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds are pro22 vided by this Act for ‘‘General Services Administration— 

23 Pre-Election Presidential Transition’’. 

24 SEC. 121. In addition to amounts otherwise provided 

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1 lumbia—Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and 

2 Security Costs in the District of Columbia’’ at a rate for 

3 operations of $47,000,000, for an additional amount for 

4 costs associated with the Presidential Inauguration to be 

5 held in January 2025: Provided, That such amounts may 

6 be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to 

7 maintain emergency planning and security activities relat8 ing to such Presidential Inauguration. 

9 SEC. 122. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 this Act, except section 106, the District of Columbia may 

11 expend local funds made available under the heading ‘‘Dis12 trict of Columbia—District of Columbia Funds’’ for such 

13 programs and activities under the District of Columbia 

14 Appropriations Act, 2024 (title IV of division B of Public 

15 Law 118–47) at the rate set forth in the Fiscal Year 2025 

16 Local Budget Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25–501), as modified 

17 as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 123. Notwithstanding section 101, for ‘‘Execu19 tive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to 

20 the President—Office of Administration—Presidential 

21 Transition Administrative Support’’, there is appropriated 

22 $8,000,000, for expenses necessary to carry out the Presi23 dential Transition Act of 1963 and other similar expenses: 

24 Provided, That such funds may be transferred to other 

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1 tive Office of the President and the Office of the Vice 

2 President in this Act or any other Act, to carry out such 

3 purposes: Provided further, That such amounts may be ap4 portioned up to the rate for operations necessary to carry 

5 out such responsibilities. 

6 SEC. 124. Notwithstanding section 106, for the dura7 tion of fiscal year 2025, amounts made available under 

8 section 601(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 801(f)(3)) shall be available for any necessary expenses 

10 of the Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector 

11 General with respect to section 601 of that Act, subtitle 

12 A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropria13 tions Act of 2021, or section 3201 of the American Rescue 

14 Plan Act of 2021, in addition to amounts otherwise avail15 able for such purposes. 

16 SEC. 125. Notwithstanding section 101, the second 

17 proviso under the heading ‘‘Office of Personnel Manage18 ment—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title V of division B of 

19 Public Law 118–47 shall be applied by substituting 

20 ‘‘$204,975,000’’ for ‘‘$192,975,000’’. 

21 SEC. 126. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, section 

22 747 of title VII of division B of Public Law 118–47 shall 

23 be applied during the period covered by this Act by— 

24 (1) substituting ‘‘2026’’ for ‘‘2025’’; 


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1 (2) substituting ‘‘2025’’ for ‘‘2024’’ each place 

2 it appears; 

3 (3) substituting ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2023’’ each place 

4 it appears; and 

5 (4) substituting ‘‘section 747 of title VII of di6 vision B of Public Law 118–47, as in effect on Sep7 tember 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘section 747 of division E of 

8 Public Law 117–328’’ each place it appears. 

9 (b) Subsection (a) shall not take effect until the first 

10 day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after 

11 January 1, 2025. 

12 SEC. 127. Notwithstanding section 104, amounts 

13 provided by section 101 to the Department of Homeland 

14 Security for ‘‘Coast Guard—Procurement, Construction, 

15 and Improvements’’ may be used for closeout costs relat16 ing to the C–27J missionization program. 

17 SEC. 128. During the period covered by this Act, sec18 tion 11223(b)(2) of division K of Public Law 117–263 

19 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘shall not apply’’ for 

20 ‘‘shall apply’’. 

21 SEC. 129. Amounts made available by section 101 to 

22 the Department of Homeland Security under the heading 

23 ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Re24 lief Fund’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper25 ations necessary to carry out response and recovery activiVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Sep 10, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9494.IH H9494

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1 ties under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

2 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 130. In addition to amounts otherwise provided 

4 by section 101, for ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 

5 Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’, there is appropriated 

6 $10,000,000,000, for an additional amount for fiscal year 

7 2025, to remain available until expended, of which 

8 $9,500,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pur9 suant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer10 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, 

11 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

12 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

13 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 SEC. 131. Amounts provided by section 101 to the 

16 Department of Homeland Security for ‘‘United States Se17 cret Service—Operations and Support’’ may be appor18 tioned up to the rate for operations necessary to carry out 

19 protective operations, including activities related to Na20 tional Special Security Events and the 2024 Presidential 

21 Campaign. 

22 SEC. 132. In addition to amounts otherwise provided 

23 by section 101, amounts are provided for ‘‘Department of 

24 the Interior—National Park Service—Operation of the 

25 National Park System’’ at a rate for operations of 


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1 $5,000,000, for an additional amount for security and vis2 itor safety activities related to the Presidential Inaugural 

3 Ceremonies. 

4 SEC. 133. During the period covered by this Act, sec5 tion 113 of division G of Public Law 113–76, as amended 

6 by Public Law 116–6, shall be applied by substituting 

7 ‘‘2025’’ for ‘‘2024’’. 

8 SEC. 134. During the period covered by this Act, sec9 tion 8206(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (16 

10 U.S.C. 2113a(b)(2)(C)(ii)) shall be applied by substituting 

11 the date that is 1 day after the date specified in section 

12 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘October 1, 2024’’. 

13 SEC. 135. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise pro14 vided by section 101, amounts are provided for ‘‘Depart15 ment of Health and Human Services—Indian Health 

16 Service—Indian Health Services’’ at a rate for operations 

17 of $24,262,000, for an additional amount for costs of 

18 staffing and operating facilities that were opened, ren19 ovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and 

20 such amounts may be apportioned up to the rate for oper21 ations necessary to staff and operate such facilities. 

22 (b) In addition to amounts otherwise provided by sec23 tion 101, amounts are provided for ‘‘Department of 

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1 $2,060,000, for an additional amount for costs of staffing 

2 and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or ex3 panded in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and such amounts 

4 may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 

5 to staff and operate such facilities. 

6 SEC. 136. Amounts provided by section 101 for ‘‘De7 partment of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire 

8 Management’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper9 ations necessary for wildfire suppression activities. 

10 SEC. 137. Amounts made available by section 101 for 

11 ‘‘Domestic Food Programs—Food and Nutrition Serv12 ice—Commodity Assistance Program’’ may be appor13 tioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain 

14 current program caseload in the Commodity Supplemental 

15 Food Program. 

16 SEC. 138. Amounts provided by section 101 for 

17 ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Community Facilities 

18 Program Account’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for 

19 operations necessary to maintain activities as authorized 

20 by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the 

21 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. 

22 SEC. 139. Amounts made available by section 101 for 

23 ‘‘Farm Service Agency—Agricultural Credit Insurance 

24 Fund Program Account’’ may be apportioned up to the 

25 rate for operations necessary to accommodate approved 


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1 applications for direct and guaranteed farm ownership 

2 loans, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq. 

3 SEC. 140. Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing 

4 Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) and section 942 of the Live5 stock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 

6 note; Public Law 106–78) shall be applied by substituting 

7 the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘Sep8 tember 30, 2024’’. 

9 SEC. 141. Amounts made available by section 101 for 

10 ‘‘Domestic Food Programs—Food and Nutrition Serv11 ice—Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 

12 Infants, and Children (WIC)’’ may be apportioned at the 

13 rate for operations necessary to maintain participation. 

14 SEC. 142. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

15 this joint resolution, there is appropriated: 

16 (1) For payment to Beatrice Y. Payne, widow 

17 of Donald M. Payne, Jr., late a Representative from 

18 the State of New Jersey, $174,000. 

19 (2) For payment to the heirs at law of Sheila 

20 Jackson Lee, late a Representative from the State of 

21 Texas, $174,000. 

22 (3) For payment to Elsie M. Pascrell, widow of 

23 William Pascrell, Jr., late a Representative from the 

24 State of New Jersey, $174,000. 


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1 SEC. 143. Notwithstanding section 101, section 126 

2 of division A of Public Law 118–42 shall be applied by 

3 substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020’’ for 

4 ‘‘fiscal year 2017, 2018, and 2019’’. 

5 SEC. 144. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 

6 for ‘‘Veterans Health Administration—Medical Services’’ 

7 may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 

8 to maintain current program operations including inpa9 tient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries 

10 of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans de11 scribed in section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code. 

12 (b) Amounts made available by section 101 for ‘‘Vet13 erans Health Administration—Medical Support and Com14 pliance’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations 

15 necessary to maintain administration of medical, hospital, 

16 nursing home, domiciliary, supply, construction and re17 search activities authorized by law. 

18 SEC. 145. Amounts provided by section 101 for ‘‘De19 partment of Transportation—Office of the Secretary— 

20 Payments to Air Carriers’’ may be apportioned up to the 

21 rate for operations necessary to maintain Essential Air 

22 Service program operations. 

23 SEC. 146. Notwithstanding section 106 of this Act, 

24 for the duration of fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of 

25 Housing and Urban Development may use the unobligated 


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1 balances of amounts made available in prior fiscal years 

2 in the second paragraph under the heading ‘‘Department 

3 of Housing and Urban Development—Public and Indian 

4 Housing—Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’’ to support 

5 additional allocations under subparagraph (D) of para6 graph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of such 

7 heading to prevent the termination of rental assistance for 

8 families as a result of insufficient funding in the calendar 

9 year 2024 funding cycle: Provided, That amounts 

10 repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously 

11 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

12 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

13 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

14 1985 are designated by the Congress as being for an emer15 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

16 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

17 of 1985: Provided further, That such amounts shall be 

18 available only if the President designates such amounts 

19 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

20 251(b)(2)(A)(i). 

21 SEC. 147. (a) Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the Na22 tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) 

23 and 4026) shall be applied by substituting the date speci24 fied in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 

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1 (b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall be2 come effective immediately upon enactment of this Act. 

3 (2) If this Act is enacted after September 30, 2024, 

4 this section shall be applied as if it were in effect on Sep5 tember 30, 2024. 

6 DIVISION B—SAVE ACT 

7 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguard Amer9 ican Voter Eligibility Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE Act’’. 

10 SEC. 202. ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED TO 

11 VOTE IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. 

12 (a) DEFINITION OF DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF

13 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.—Section 3 of the National 

14 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20502) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘as used’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN

17 GENERAL.—As used’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(b) DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES

20 CITIZENSHIP.—As used in this Act, the term ‘documen21 tary proof of United States citizenship’ means, with re22 spect to an applicant for voter registration, any of the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(1) A form of identification issued consistent 

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1 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United 

2 States. 

3 ‘‘(2) A valid United States passport. 

4 ‘‘(3) The applicant’s official United States mili5 tary identification card, together with a United 

6 States military record of service showing that the 

7 applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. 

8 ‘‘(4) A valid government-issued photo identifica9 tion card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal gov10 ernment showing that the applicant’s place of birth 

11 was in the United States. 

12 ‘‘(5) A valid government-issued photo identifica13 tion card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal gov14 ernment other than an identification described in 

15 paragraphs (1) through (4), but only if presented to16 gether with one or more of the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) A certified birth certificate issued by 

18 a State, a unit of local government in a State, 

19 or a Tribal government which— 

20 ‘‘(i) was issued by the State, unit of 

21 local government, or Tribal government in 

22 which the applicant was born; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) includes the full name, date of 

2 birth, and place of birth of the applicant; 

3 ‘‘(iv) lists the full names of one or 

4 both of the parents of the applicant; 

5 ‘‘(v) has the signature of an individual 

6 who is authorized to sign birth certificates 

7 on behalf of the State, unit of local govern8 ment, or Tribal government in which the 

9 applicant was born; 

10 ‘‘(vi) includes the date that the certifi11 cate was filed with the office responsible 

12 for keeping vital records in the State; and 

13 ‘‘(vii) has the seal of the State, unit 

14 of local government, or Tribal government 

15 that issued the birth certificate. 

16 ‘‘(B) An extract from a United States hos17 pital Record of Birth created at the time of the 

18 applicant’s birth which indicates that the appli19 cant’s place of birth was in the United States. 

20 ‘‘(C) A final adoption decree showing the 

21 applicant’s name and that the applicant’s place 

22 of birth was in the United States. 

23 ‘‘(D) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad 

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1 United States citizen issued by the Secretary of 

2 State. 

3 ‘‘(E) A Naturalization Certificate or Cer4 tificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of 

5 Homeland Security or any other document or 

6 method of proof of United States citizenship 

7 issued by the Federal government pursuant to 

8 the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

9 ‘‘(F) An American Indian Card issued by 

10 the Department of Homeland Security with the 

11 classification ‘KIC’.’’. 

12 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the National Voter 

13 Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 

15 (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 

16 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub17 section (c); and 

18 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol19 lowing new subsection: 

20 ‘‘(b) REQUIRING APPLICANTS TO PRESENT DOCU21 MENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.— 

22 Under any method of voter registration in a State, the 

23 State shall not accept and process an application to reg24 ister to vote in an election for Federal office unless the 


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1 applicant presents documentary proof of United States 

2 citizenship with the application.’’. 

3 (c) REGISTRATION WITH APPLICATION FOR MOTOR

4 VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSE.—Section 5 of the National 

5 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Each 

8 State motor vehicle driver’s license application’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘Subject to the requirements under section 

10 8(j), each State motor vehicle driver’s license appli11 cation’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Each 

13 State shall include’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the 

14 requirements under section 8(j), each State shall in15 clude’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— 

17 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

18 end; 

19 (B) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 

20 end; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

22 clause: 

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1 (4) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘(in2 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘, including the 

3 requirement that the applicant provides documentary 

4 proof of United States citizenship’’; and 

5 (5) in subsection (c)(2)(D)(iii), by striking ‘‘; 

6 and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, other than as 

7 evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration 

8 proceeding brought against an applicant who know9 ingly attempts to register to vote and knowingly 

10 makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury 

11 that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements 

12 to register to vote in an election for Federal office; 

13 and’’. 

14 (d) REQUIRING DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED

15 STATES CITIZENSHIP WITH NATIONAL MAIL VOTER

16 REGISTRATION FORM.—Section 6 of the National Voter 

17 Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘Each State shall accept 

20 and use’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the require21 ments under section 8(j), each State shall ac22 cept and use’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘Federal Election Commis24 sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Election Assistance Com25 mission’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

2 following: ‘‘The chief State election official of a 

3 State shall take such steps as may be necessary to 

4 ensure that residents of the State are aware of the 

5 requirement to provide documentary proof of United 

6 States citizenship to register to vote in elections for 

7 Federal office in the State.’’; 

8 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the 

12 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

14 subparagraph: 

15 ‘‘(C) the person did not provide documen16 tary proof of United States citizenship when 

17 registering to vote.’’; and 

18 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub19 section: 

20 ‘‘(e) ENSURING PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN21 SHIP.— 

22 ‘‘(1) PRESENTING PROOF OF UNITED STATES

23 CITIZENSHIP TO ELECTION OFFICIAL.—An applicant 

24 who submits the mail voter registration application 

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1 sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described 

2 in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall not 

3 be registered to vote in an election for Federal office 

4 unless— 

5 ‘‘(A) the applicant presents documentary 

6 proof of United States citizenship in person to 

7 the office of the appropriate election official not 

8 later than the deadline provided by State law 

9 for the receipt of a completed voter registration 

10 application for the election; or 

11 ‘‘(B) in the case of a State which permits 

12 an individual to register to vote in an election 

13 for Federal office at a polling place on the day 

14 of the election and on any day when voting, in15 cluding early voting, is permitted for the elec16 tion, the applicant presents documentary proof 

17 of United States citizenship to the appropriate 

18 election official at the polling place not later 

19 than the date of the election. 

20 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT.—Upon 

21 receiving an otherwise completed mail voter registra22 tion application form prescribed by the Election As23 sistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or 

24 a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub25 section (a), the appropriate election official shall 


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1 transmit a notice to the applicant of the requirement 

2 to present documentary proof of United States citi3 zenship under this subsection, and shall include in 

4 the notice instructions to enable the applicant to 

5 meet the requirement. 

6 ‘‘(3) ACCESSIBILITY.—Each State shall, in con7 sultation with the Election Assistance Commission, 

8 ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to 

9 allow an individual with a disability who submits the 

10 mail voter registration application form prescribed 

11 by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to 

12 section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) 

13 or (2) of subsection (a) to present documentary 

14 proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate 

15 election official.’’. 

16 (e) REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

17 AGENCIES.—Section 7 of the National Voter Registration 

18 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20506) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (4)(A), by adding at the 

21 end the following new clause: 

22 ‘‘(iv) Receipt of documentary proof of 

23 United States citizenship of each applicant 

24 to register to vote in elections for Federal 

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1 (B) in paragraph (6)— 

2 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by strik3 ing ‘‘(including citizenship)’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘, including the requirement that the ap5 plicant provides documentary proof of 

6 United States citizenship’’; 

7 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

8 (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

9 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

10 (A) the following new subparagraph: 

11 ‘‘(B) ask the applicant the question, ‘Are 

12 you a citizen of the United States?’ and if the 

13 applicant answers in the affirmative require 

14 documentary proof of United States citizenship 

15 prior to providing the form under subparagraph 

16 (C);’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘who are 

18 citizens of the United States’’ after ‘‘for persons’’. 

19 (f) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTRA20 TION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.—Section 8 of the Na21 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘In the administration of 

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1 the requirements of subsection (j), in the ad2 ministration of voter registration’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 

6 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

7 new subparagraphs: 

8 ‘‘(D) based on documentary proof or 

9 verified information that the registrant is not a 

10 United States citizen; or 

11 ‘‘(E) the registration otherwise fails to 

12 comply with applicable State law;’’; 

13 (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub14 section (l); and 

15 (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol16 lowing new subsections: 

17 ‘‘(j) ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED

18 TO VOTE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

20 provision of this Act, a State may not register an in21 dividual to vote in elections for Federal office held 

22 in the State unless, at the time the individual ap23 plies to register to vote, the individual provides docu24 mentary proof of United States citizenship. 


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1 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PROCESSES IN CERTAIN

2 CASES.— 

3 ‘‘(A) PROCESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT DOC4 UMENTARY PROOF.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any rel6 evant guidance adopted by the Election As7 sistance Commission, each State shall es8 tablish a process under which an applicant 

9 who cannot provide documentary proof of 

10 United States citizenship under paragraph 

11 (1) may, if the applicant signs an attesta12 tion under penalty of perjury that the ap13 plicant is a citizen of the United States 

14 and eligible to vote in elections for Federal 

15 office, submit such other evidence to the 

16 appropriate State or local official dem17 onstrating that the applicant is a citizen of 

18 the United States and such official shall 

19 make a determination as to whether the 

20 applicant has sufficiently established 

21 United States citizenship for purposes of 

22 registering to vote in elections for Federal 

23 office in the State. 

24 ‘‘(ii) AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENT.—If a 

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1 tion under clause (i) that an applicant has 

2 sufficiently established United States citi3 zenship for purposes of registering to vote 

4 in elections for Federal office in the State, 

5 such determination shall be accompanied 

6 by an affidavit developed under clause (iii) 

7 signed by the official swearing or affirming 

8 the applicant sufficiently established 

9 United States citizenship for purposes of 

10 registering to vote. 

11 ‘‘(iii) DEVELOPMENT OF AFFIDAVIT

12 BY THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS13 SION.—The Election Assistance Commis14 sion shall develop a uniform affidavit for 

15 use by State and local officials under 

16 clause (ii), which shall— 

17 ‘‘(I) include an explanation of the 

18 minimum standards required for a 

19 State or local official to register an 

20 applicant who cannot provide docu21 mentary proof of United States citi22 zenship to vote in elections for Fed23 eral office in the State; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) require the official to ex2 plain the basis for registering such 

3 applicant to vote in such elections. 

4 ‘‘(B) PROCESS IN CASE OF CERTAIN DIS5 CREPANCIES IN DOCUMENTATION.—Subject to 

6 any relevant guidance adopted by the Election 

7 Assistance Commission, each State shall estab8 lish a process under which an applicant can 

9 provide such additional documentation to the 

10 appropriate election official of the State as may 

11 be necessary to establish that the applicant is 

12 a citizen of the United States in the event of a 

13 discrepancy with respect to the applicant’s doc14 umentary proof of United States citizenship. 

15 ‘‘(3) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—Each State shall 

16 take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure 

17 that only United States citizens are registered to 

18 vote under the provisions of this Act, which shall in19 clude the establishment of a program described in 

20 paragraph (4) not later than 30 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this subsection. 

22 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—A State may meet 

23 the requirements of paragraph (3) by establishing a 

24 program under which the State identifies individuals 


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1 who are not United States citizens using information 

2 supplied by one or more of the following sources: 

3 ‘‘(A) The Department of Homeland Secu4 rity through the Systematic Alien Verification 

5 for Entitlements (‘SAVE’) or otherwise. 

6 ‘‘(B) The Social Security Administration 

7 through the Social Security Number 

8 Verification Service, or otherwise. 

9 ‘‘(C) State agencies that supply State iden10 tification cards or driver’s licenses where the 

11 agency confirms the United States citizenship 

12 status of applicants. 

13 ‘‘(D) Other sources, including databases, 

14 which provide confirmation of United States 

15 citizenship status. 

16 ‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a 

18 State election official (including a request re19 lated to a process established by a State under 

20 paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B)), any head of a 

21 Federal department or agency possessing infor22 mation relevant to determining the eligibility of 

23 an individual to vote in elections for Federal of24 fice shall, not later than 24 hours after receipt 

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1 information as may be necessary to enable the 

2 official to verify that an applicant for voter reg3 istration in elections for Federal office held in 

4 the State or a registrant on the official list of 

5 eligible voters in elections for Federal office 

6 held in the State is a citizen of the United 

7 States, which shall include providing the official 

8 with such batched information as may be re9 quested by the official. 

10 ‘‘(B) USE OF SAVE SYSTEM.—The Sec11 retary of Homeland Security may respond to a 

12 request received under paragraph (1) by using 

13 the system for the verification of immigration 

14 status under the applicable provisions of section 

15 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 1320b–7), as established pursuant to section 

17 121(c) of the Immigration Reform and Control 

18 Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–603). 

19 ‘‘(C) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—The 

20 heads of Federal departments and agencies 

21 shall share information with each other with re22 spect to an individual who is the subject of a 

23 request received under paragraph (A) in order 

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1 ‘‘(D) INVESTIGATION FOR PURPOSES OF

2 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu3 rity shall conduct an investigation to determine 

4 whether to initiate removal proceedings under 

5 section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality 

6 Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursu7 ant to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien 

8 (as such term is defined in section 101 of the 

9 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

10 1101)) is unlawfully registered to vote in elec11 tions for Federal office. 

12 ‘‘(E) PROHIBITING FEES.—The head of a 

13 Federal department or agency may not charge 

14 a fee for responding to a State’s request under 

15 paragraph (A). 

16 ‘‘(k) REMOVAL OF NONCITIZENS FROM REGISTRA17 TION ROLLS.—A State shall remove an individual who is 

18 not a citizen of the United States from the official list 

19 of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in 

20 the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or 

21 verified information that a registrant is not a United 

22 States citizen.’’. 

23 (g) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF STATE TO

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(4) of the Na2 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

3 20507(a)(4)) is amended— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara5 graph (A); 

6 (B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara7 graph (B); and 

8 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

9 subparagraph: 

10 ‘‘(C) documentary proof or verified infor11 mation that the registrant is not a United 

12 States citizen;’’. 

13 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

14 8(c)(2)(B)(i) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 

15 20507(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(A)’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘(4)(A) or (C)’’. 

17 (h) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL

18 MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.— 

19 (1) CONTENTS OF MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION

20 FORM.—Section 9(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 

21 20508(b)) is amended— 

22 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘(in23 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including 

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1 documentary proof of United States citizen2 ship)’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

4 the end; 

5 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe6 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

8 paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(5) shall include a section, for use only by a 

10 State or local election official, to record the type of 

11 document the applicant presented as documentary 

12 proof of United States citizenship, including the date 

13 of issuance, the date of expiration (if any), the office 

14 which issued the document, and any unique identi15 fication number associated with the document.’’. 

16 (2) INFORMATION ON MAIL VOTER REGISTRA17 TION FORM.—Section 9(b)(4) of such Act (52 

18 U.S.C. 20508(b)(4)) is amended— 

19 (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 

20 (iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respec21 tively; and 

22 (B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig23 nated and as amended by paragraph (1)(C)), by 

24 striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, 

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1 or immigration proceeding brought against an 

2 applicant who attempts to register to vote and 

3 makes a false declaration under penalty of per4 jury that the applicant meets the eligibility re5 quirements to register to vote in an election for 

6 Federal office; and’’. 

7 (i) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Sec8 tion 11(b)(1) of the National Voter Reg9 istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

10 20510(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a 

11 violation of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘a vio12 lation of this Act, including the act of an 

13 election official who registers an applicant 

14 to vote in an election for Federal office 

15 who fails to present documentary proof of 

16 United States citizenship,’’. 

17 (j) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 12(2) of such 

18 Act (52 U.S.C. 20511(2)) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 

20 (A); 

21 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub22 paragraph (D); and 

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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of an officer or employee 

2 of the executive branch, providing material as3 sistance to a noncitizen in attempting to reg4 ister to vote or vote in an election for Federal 

5 office; 

6 ‘‘(C) registering an applicant to vote in an 

7 election for Federal office who fails to present 

8 documentary proof of United States citizenship; 

9 or’’. 

10 (k) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN

11 STATES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 4 

13 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 

14 U.S.C. 20503), as redesignated by subsection (b), is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘This Act does not apply to a 

16 State’’ and inserting ‘‘Except with respect to the re17 quirements under subsection (i) and (j) of section 8 

18 in the case of a State described in paragraph (2), 

19 this Act does not apply to a State’’. 

20 (2) PERMITTING STATES TO ADOPT REQUIRE21 MENTS AFTER ENACTMENT.—Section 4 of such Act 

22 (52 U.S.C. 20503) is amended by adding at the end 

23 the following new subsection: 

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1 (j) of section 8 shall not apply to a State described in 

2 subsection (c)(2) if the State, by law or regulation, adopts 

3 requirements which are identical to the requirements 

4 under such subsections not later than 60 days prior to 

5 the date of the first election for Federal office which is 

6 held in the State after the date of the enactment of the 

7 SAVE Act.’’. 

8 SEC. 203. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION GUIDANCE. 

9 Not later than 10 days after the date of the enact10 ment of this division, the Election Assistance Commission 

11 shall adopt and transmit to the chief State election official 

12 of each State guidance with respect to the implementation 

13 of the requirements under the National Voter Registration 

14 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by 

15 section 202. 

16 SEC. 204. INAPPLICABILITY OF PAPERWORK REDUCTION 

17 ACT. 

18 Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly re19 ferred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) shall not 

20 apply with respect to the development or modification of 

21 voter registration materials under the National Voter Reg22 istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as 

23 amended by section 202, including the development or 

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1 SEC. 205. DUTY OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

2 TO NOTIFY ELECTION OFFICIALS OF NATU3 RALIZATION. 

4 Upon receiving information that an individual has be5 come a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Sec6 retary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice 

7 of such information to the appropriate chief election offi8 cial of the State in which such individual is domiciled. 

9 SEC. 206. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING PROVI10 SIONAL BALLOTS. 

11 Nothing in this division or in any amendment made 

12 by this division may be construed to supercede, restrict, 

13 or otherwise affect the ability of an individual to cast a 

14 provisional ballot in an election for Federal office or to 

15 have the ballot counted in the election if the individual 

16 is verified as a citizen of the United States pursuant to 

17 section 8(j) of the National Voter Registration Act of 

18 1993 (as added by section 202(f)). 

19 SEC. 207. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING EFFECT 

20 ON STATE EXEMPTIONS FROM OTHER FED21 ERAL LAWS. 

22 Nothing in this division or in any amendment made 

23 by this division may be construed to affect the exemption 

24 of a State from any requirement of any Federal law other 

25 than the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 

26 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.). 


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1 SEC. 208. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 This division and the amendments made by this divi3 sion shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 

4 division, and shall apply with respect to applications for 

5 voter registration which are submitted on or after such 

6 date. 

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