‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME IN-
DIVIDUALS IN OBTAINING REQUIRED PHOTO 
IDENTIFICATION 
‘‘SEC. 297. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO SUB-
SIDIZE COSTS TO INDIVIDUALS OF REQUIRED 
PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall make pay-
ments to eligible States for assisting individuals with cov-
ering the costs of obtaining the government-issued photo 
identification an individual must present or provide in 
order to receive a ballot in an election for Federal office 
under section 303(b). 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State receiving a pay-
ment under this part shall use the payment to re-
duce the amount the State would otherwise require 
an individual to pay to obtain the photo identifica-
tion required under section 303(b). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—A State may not use a 
payment under this part— 
‘‘(A) to reduce the amount an individual 
pays for an identification unless the individual 
is a low-income individual, as determined by the 
State in accordance with such criteria and tests 
as the State may establish;
‘‘(B) to reduce the amount an individual 
pays for an identification by more than $9; or 
‘‘(C) to reduce the amount an individual is 
otherwise required to pay for a driver’s license. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.—A State is eligible to 
receive a payment under this part if the State submits 
to the Commission (at such time and in such form as the 
Commission may require) an application containing such 
information and assurances as the Commission may re-
quire. 
‘‘SEC. 297A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for pay-
ments under this part such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year, to remain 
available until expended.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
of the item relating to subtitle D of title II the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN OBTAINING 
REQUIRED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION 
‘‘Sec. 297. Financial assistance to States to subsidize costs to individuals of re-
quired photo identification. 
‘‘Sec. 297A. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 6. TRAINING FOR POLL WORKERS. 
(a) REQUIRING
POLL
WORKERS
TO
UNDERGO 
TRAINING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title III of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 
et seq.), as amended by section 3(b), is amended by 
inserting after section 303A the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 303B. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR POLL WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING POLL WORKERS
TO UNDERGO 
TRAINING.—No individual may serve as an election offi-
cial at any polling placed for any election for Federal office 
unless the State certifies that the individual has success-
fully completed a program sponsored by the State under 
which the individual is trained in the applicable laws gov-
erning election administration in the State, including the 
laws governing who is eligible to vote, the forms of identi-
fication that may be accepted at the polling place, how 
votes are cast, and the procedures for contacting other of-
ficials in the event that problems occur during the day 
of the election. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in November 2006 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of subtitle A of title III of such Act is amend-