SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Voter Integrity and 
Defense Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION LAW AS CON-
DITION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS 
TO SUPPORT ELECTION ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Subtitle D of title II of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART 
7—CONDITIONING 
ELIGIBILITY 
FOR 
FUNDS ON LAWS REQUIRING PHOTO IDENTI-
FICATION FOR VOTING 
‘‘SEC. 297. CONDITION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING PROVISION OF PHOTO IDENTIFICA-
TION FOR VOTING.—A State or a jurisdiction in a State 
is not eligible to receive a payment from the Commission 
under this Act or any other Act unless the State or juris-
diction certifies to the Commission that the State has in 
effect a law that— 
‘‘(1) prevents the appropriate State or local 
election official from providing a ballot for an elec-
tion for Federal office to an individual who desires 
to vote in person unless the individual presents to 
the official a valid photo identification described in 
section 297A; and 
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‘‘(2) prevents the appropriate State or local 
election official from accepting any ballot for an 
election for Federal office provided by an individual 
who votes other than in person unless the individual 
submits with the ballot a copy of a valid photo iden-
tification described in section 297A. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR ABSENT MILITARY VOTERS.— 
A State or jurisdiction is eligible to receive a payment if 
the State provides an exemption under the law described 
in subsection (a) for absent uniformed services voters 
under section 107(1) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citi-
zens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20310(1)). 
‘‘SEC. 297A. VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBED. 
‘‘A valid photo identification described in this section 
with respect to an individual is any of the following: 
‘‘(1) A valid State-issued motor vehicle driver’s 
license that includes a photo of the individual and an 
expiration date. 
‘‘(2) A valid State-issued identification card 
that includes a photo of the individual and an expi-
ration date. 
‘‘(3) A valid United States passport for the in-
dividual. 
‘‘(4) A valid military identification for the indi-
vidual. 
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‘‘(5) Any other form of government-issued iden-
tification that the State may specify as a valid photo 
identification for purposes of voting in an election 
for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to subtitle D of title II the following: 
‘‘PART 7—CONDITIONING PAYMENT OF FUNDS ON LAWS REQUIRING PHOTO 
IDENTIFICATION FOR VOTING 
‘‘Sec. 297. Condition on payments. 
‘‘Sec. 297A. Valid photo identification described. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to payments made on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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