description of the specific fine and term of 
imprisonment that may be imposed on an 
applicant who commits perjury by pro-
viding such false information; or’’. 
(3) 
MAIL
REGISTRATION
FORMS.—Section 
303(b)(4)(A) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(52 U.S.C. 21083(b)(4)(A)), as amended by sub-
section (a)(3), is amended— 
(A) by redesignating clause (v) as clause 
(vi); and 
(B) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(v) A statement informing the indi-
vidual that an individual who knowingly 
provides a false answer to either of these 
questions commits perjury, as well as a de-
scription of the specific fine and term of 
imprisonment that may be imposed on an 
individual who commits perjury by pro-
viding such a false answer.’’. 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 
amendments made by this subsection shall be con-
strued to prohibit the Election Assistance Commis-
sion or any State or local election official from in-
cluding on a voter registration form any information 
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regarding any of the sanctions that may be imposed 
upon an individual as a result of information the in-
dividual provides on the form. 
SEC. 4. VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AP-
PLICANTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION. 
(a) REQUIRING STATES TO VERIFY INFORMATION.— 
Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
(52 U.S.C. 20507) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY 
APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(1) VERIFICATION REQUIRED.—A State may 
not register an individual to vote in elections for 
Federal office in the State, including an individual 
who submits the mail voter registration application 
form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commis-
sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2), unless the State 
verifies that the information provided by the indi-
vidual in the individual’s application for voter reg-
istration is correct. 
‘‘(2) METHODS
OF
VERIFICATION.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), a State may verify the infor-
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mation provided by an applicant for voter registra-
tion through such methods as the State considers 
appropriate, including requiring the applicant to pro-
vide (at the time of submitting a voter registration 
application with an application for a motor vehicle 
driver’s license under section 5 or at the time of 
submitting any other application form under this 
Act) documentary evidence that the applicant meets 
the eligibility requirements for voting in elections for 
Federal office in the State, including the require-
ment that the applicant is a United States citizen.’’. 
(b) REQUIRING FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE 
INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the National 
Voter Registration Act (52 U.S.C. 20508) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) 
ASSISTING
ELECTION
OFFICIALS
WITH 
VERIFICATION OF APPLICANT INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) 
REQUIRING
AGREEMENTS
UPON
RE-
QUEST.—At the request of the chief State election 
official, the head of an office of the Federal govern-
ment shall enter into an agreement with the official 
for the purpose of enabling the official to verify in-
formation regarding the eligibility of an applicant 
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for voter registration in the State to vote in elections 
for Federal office in the State. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE FOR ENTERING INTO AGREE-
MENT.—The head of an office of the Federal govern-
ment who receives a request from a chief State elec-
tion official to enter into an agreement under para-
graph (1) shall enter into such an agreement with 
the official not later than 30 days after receiving the 
request. 
‘‘(3) NO EFFECT ON OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 
Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to af-
fect the requirements of section 8(g) (relating to in-
formation provided by a United States attorney re-
garding offenders) or section 205(r) of the Social 
Security Act (relating to agreements with the Com-
missioner of Social Security for the purpose of 
verifying certain information).’’. 
(2) CLARIFICATION
OF
INFORMATION
PRO-
VIDED
BY
COMMISSIONER
OF
SOCIAL
SECURITY 
UNDER
EXISTING
AUTHORITY.—Section 
205(r)(8)(D)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 405(r)(8)(D)(i)(I)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the date of birth’’ and inserting ‘‘the location and 
date of birth’’. 
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SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring after the expiration of the 
1-year period which begins on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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