(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, each Secretary of a 
military department shall take appropriate actions to 
designate an office on each installation of the Armed 
Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to 
ensure that each individual described in paragraph 
(2) is provided the opportunity to register to vote in 
an election for Federal office, update the individual’s 
voter registration information, and request an absen-
tee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citi-
zens Absentee Voting Act. 
‘‘(2) The following individuals are described in 
this paragraph: 
‘‘(A) A member of the Armed Forces— 
‘‘(i) who is undergoing a permanent 
change of duty station; 
‘‘(ii) who is deploying overseas for at 
least 6 months; 
‘‘(iii) who is or returning from an 
overseas deployment of at least 6 months; 
or 
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‘‘(iv) who requests assistance related 
to voter registration. 
‘‘(B) A dependent of a member of the 
Armed Forces, if the dependent— 
‘‘(i) requests assistance related to 
voter registration; and 
‘‘(ii) is at least 18 years of age. 
‘‘(3) The assistance described in paragraph (1) 
shall be provided to a member of the Armed 
Forces— 
‘‘(A) described in clause (i) of paragraph 
(2)(A), as part of the administrative processing 
of the member upon arrival at the new duty 
station of the member; 
‘‘(B) described in clause (ii) of such para-
graph, as part of the administrative processing 
of the member upon deployment from the home 
duty station of the member; 
‘‘(C) described in clause (iii) of such para-
graph, as part of the administrative processing 
of the member upon return to the home duty 
station of the member; and 
‘‘(D) described in clause (iv) of such para-
graph, at any time the member requests such 
assistance. 
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‘‘(4) An office designated by the Secretary of a 
military department under paragraph (1) shall be 
considered to be a voter registration agency des-
ignated under subsection (a)(2) of this section for all 
purposes of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 4. OUTREACH FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of each military de-
partment, or the Presidential designee under section 
101(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.), shall take appro-
priate actions to inform members of the Armed Forces 
and the dependents of such members of the assistance 
available under section 7(d) of the National Voter Reg-
istration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–5), as added by 
section 3, including— 
(1) the availability of voter registration assist-
ance at offices designated under paragraph (1) of 
such section 7(d); and 
(2) the time, location, and manner in which a 
member of the Armed Forces and a dependent of 
such a member may utilize such assistance. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT
ON
STATUS
OF
IMPLEMENTA-
TION.— 
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(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of each military department, 
or the Presidential designee under section 
101(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff), shall 
submit to the relevant committees of Congress 
a report on the status of the implementation of 
section 7(d) of the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–5), as added by 
section 3. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include a detailed descrip-
tion of the specific steps taken towards the im-
plementation of such section, including the des-
ignation of offices under paragraph (1) of such 
section 7(d). 
(2) REPORT ON UTILIZATION OF VOTER REG-
ISTRATION ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of each military department, 
or the Presidential designee, shall submit to the 
relevant committees of Congress a report on the 
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utilization of voter registration assistance pro-
vided under such section 7(d). 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include— 
(i) a description of the specific pro-
grams implemented by each military de-
partment of the Armed Forces pursuant to 
such section 7(d); and 
(ii) 
the 
number 
of 
military 
servicemembers and dependents who uti-
lized voter registration assistance provided 
under such section 7(d). 
(3) RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘relevant com-
mittees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Appropriations, 
Armed Services, and Rules and Administration 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committees on Appropriations, 
Armed Services, and House Administration of 
the House of Representatives. 
Æ 
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