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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 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 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF FEDERAL 

2 ELECTION LAWS TO CERTAIN JURISDIC3 TIONS. 

4 (a) FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971.— 

5 Section 301(12) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 

6 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(12)) is amended by striking ‘‘or a 

7 territory or possession of the United States’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

9 Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Is10 lands’’. 

11 (b) NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF

12 1993.—Section 3(4) of the National Voter Registration 

13 Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–1) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘States and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 

16 Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 

17 Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States 

18 Virgin Islands’’. 

19 (c) HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002.— 

20 (1) COVERAGE OF COMMONWEALTH OF THE

21 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.—Section 901 of the 

22 Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15541) 

23 is amended by striking ‘‘and the United States Vir24 gin Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘the United States Virgin 

25 Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

26 Mariana Islands’’. 


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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is 

2 further amended as follows: 

3 (A) The second sentence of section 

4 213(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 15343(a)(2)) is amended 

5 by striking ‘‘and American Samoa’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘American Samoa, and the Commonwealth 

7 of the Northern Mariana Islands’’. 

8 (B) Section 252(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 

9 15402(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘or the 

10 United States Virgin Islands’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘the United States Virgin Islands, or the Com12 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’’. 

13 (d) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 

14 (1) INTIMIDATION OF VOTERS.—Section 594 of 

15 title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resi17 dent Commissioner,’’ and inserting ‘‘or Delegate or 

18 Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 

19 (2) INTERFERENCE BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOY20 EES.—Section 595 of title 18, United States Code, 

21 is amended by striking ‘‘Delegate from the District 

22 of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner,’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 

24 Congress’’. 


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1 (3) VOTING BY ALIENS.—Section 611(a) of title 

2 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resi4 dent Commissioner,’’ and inserting ‘‘or Delegate or 

5 Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 

6 (e) VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.—Section 11 of the 

7 Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973i) is amended 

8 by striking ‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, 

9 Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner 

10 of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’ each place it ap11 pears in subsections (c) and (e)(2) and inserting ‘‘or Dele12 gate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 

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