reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to 
engage in any act or practice prohibited by this section, 
the Attorney General may institute for the United States, 
or in the name of the United States, an action for preven-
tive relief, including an application for a temporary or per-
manent injunction, restraining order, or other order, and 
including an order directed to the State and State or local 
election officials to require them to permit persons to vote 
and to count such votes. 
SEC. 13. TRIBAL VOTING CONSULTATION. 
The Attorney General shall consult annually with In-
dian Tribes regarding issues related to voting in elections 
for Federal office. 
SEC. 14. ATTORNEYS’ FEES, EXPERT FEES, AND LITIGATION 
EXPENSES. 
In a civil action under this Act, the court shall award 
the prevailing party, other than the United States, reason-
able attorney fees, including litigation expenses, reason-
able expert fees, and costs. 
SEC. 15. GAO STUDY AND REPORT. 
The Comptroller General shall study the prevalence 
of nontraditional or nonexistent mailing addresses among 
Indians, those who are members of Indian Tribes, and 
those residing on Indian lands and identify alternatives 
to remove barriers to voter registration, receipt of voter 
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information and materials, and receipt of ballots. The 
Comptroller General shall report the results of that study 
to Congress not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 16. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CONSULTATION. 
The Postmaster General shall consult with Indian 
Tribes, on an annual basis, regarding issues relating to 
the United States Postal Service that present barriers to 
voting for eligible voters living on Indian lands. 
SEC. 17. SEVERABILITY; RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS; 
TRIBAL SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. 
(a) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act, or 
the application of such a provision to any person, entity, 
or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remaining provi-
sions of this Act and the application of all provisions of 
this Act to any other person, entity, or circumstance shall 
not be affected by the invalidity. 
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 
this Act shall invalidate, or limit the rights, remedies, or 
procedures available under, or supersede, restrict, or limit 
the application of, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 
U.S.C. 10301 et seq.), the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.), or any other 
Federal law or regulation related to voting or the electoral 
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process. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, these 
provisions shall be applicable within the State of Maine. 
(c) TRIBAL SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed as— 
(1) affecting, modifying, diminishing, or other-
wise impairing the sovereign immunity from suit en-
joyed by an Indian Tribe; or 
(2) authorizing or requiring the termination of 
any existing trust responsibility of the United States 
with respect to Indian people. 
SEC. 18. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
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