the system for the verification of immigration 
status under the applicable provisions of section 
1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–7), as established pursuant to section 
121(c) of the Immigration Reform and Control 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–603). 
‘‘(C) SHARING
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary and the Commissioner shall share in-
formation with each other with respect to an in-
dividual who is the subject of a request received 
under paragraph (A) in order to enable the Sec-
retary and the Commissioner to respond to the 
request. 
‘‘(D) INVESTIGATION
FOR
PURPOSES
OF 
REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall conduct an investigation to determine 
whether to initiate removal proceedings under 
section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien 
(as such term is defined in section 101 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101)) is unlawfully registered to vote in elec-
tions for Federal office. 
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‘‘(E) PROHIBITING FEES.—The Secretary 
may not charge a fee for responding to a 
State’s request under paragraph (A). 
‘‘(k) REMOVAL OF NONCITIZENS FROM REGISTRA-
TION ROLLS.—A State shall remove an individual who is 
not a citizen of the United States from the official list 
of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in 
the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or 
verified information that a registrant is not a United 
States citizen.’’. 
(g) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF STATE TO 
REMOVE NONCITIZENS FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGI-
BLE VOTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(4) of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20507(a)(4)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) documentary proof or verified infor-
mation that the registrant is not a United 
States citizen;’’. 
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
8(c)(2)(B)(i) 
of 
such 
Act 
(52 
U.S.C. 
20507(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(4)(A) or (C)’’. 
(h) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL 
MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.— 
(1) CONTENTS OF MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION 
FORM.—Section 9(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
20508(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘(in-
cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including 
an explanation of what is required to present 
documentary proof of United States citizen-
ship)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) shall include a section, for use only by a 
State or local election official, to record the type of 
document the applicant presented as documentary 
proof of United States citizenship, including the date 
of issuance, the date of expiration (if any), the office 
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which issued the document, and any unique identi-
fication number associated with the document.’’. 
(2) INFORMATION ON MAIL VOTER REGISTRA-
TION
FORM.—Section 9(b)(4) of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 20508(b)(4)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
(iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respec-
tively; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting the following: ‘‘, other than as evidence 
in a criminal proceeding or immigration pro-
ceeding brought against an applicant who at-
tempts to register to vote and makes a false 
declaration under penalty of perjury that the 
applicant meets the eligibility requirements to 
register to vote in an election for Federal of-
fice.’’. 
(i) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Section 11(b)(1) of 
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20510(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a violation of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘a violation of this Act, including the 
act of an election official who registers an applicant to 
vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present 
documentary proof of United States citizenship,’’. 
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(j) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 12(2) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 20511(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) registering an applicant to vote in an 
election for Federal office who fails to present 
documentary proof of United States citizenship; 
or’’. 
(k) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN 
STATES.—Subsection (c) of section 4 of the National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503), as re-
designated by subsection (b), is amended by striking ‘‘This 
Act does not apply to a State’’ and inserting ‘‘Except with 
respect to the requirements under section 8(j), this Act 
does not apply to a State’’. 
(l) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act, and shall apply with respect to applications for 
voter registration which are submitted on or after such 
date. 
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SEC. 3. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION GUIDANCE. 
Not later than 10 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall 
adopt and transmit to the chief State election official of 
each State guidance with respect to the implementation 
of the requirements under section 2. 
SEC. 4. INAPPLICABILITY OF PAPERWORK REDUCTION 
ACT. 
Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) shall not 
apply with respect to the development or modification of 
voter registration materials under section 2, including the 
development or modification of any voter registration ap-
plication forms. 
Æ 
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