SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO ELECTION OFFI-
CIALS ON DEPLOYMENTS OF ABSENT UNI-
FORMED SERVICES VOTERS. 
(a) REQUIRING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO PRO-
VIDE INFORMATION.—Section 101(b) of the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 
1973ff(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(10); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (11) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(12) to the greatest extent practicable, notify 
the appropriate election official of the State in which 
an absent uniformed services voter is registered to 
vote of any change in the current mailing address of 
the voter which results from the voter being de-
ployed on active duty for a period of more than 30 
days from the voter’s permanent duty station or re-
deployed from such a deployment without first re-
turning to the voter’s permanent duty station.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deployments or 
redeployments occurring on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. REVISIONS TO 45-DAY ABSENTEE BALLOT TRANS-
MISSION RULE. 
(a) REPEAL OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Uni-
formed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1) is amended by striking sub-
section (g). 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
102(a)(8)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff– 
1(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘except as pro-
vided in subsection (g),’’. 
(b) REQUIRING USE OF EXPRESS DELIVERY IN CASE 
OF FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENT.—Section 102 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1), as amended by subsection 
(a), is amended by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) REQUIRING USE OF EXPRESS DELIVERY IN 
CASE
OF FAILURE TO TRANSMIT BALLOTS WITHIN 
DEADLINES.— 
‘‘(1) TRANSMISSION OF BALLOT BY EXPRESS 
DELIVERY.—If a State fails to meet the requirement 
of subsection (a)(8)(A) to transmit a validly re-
quested absentee ballot to an absent uniformed serv-
ices voter or overseas voter not later than 45 days 
before the election (in the case in which the request 
is received at least 45 days before the election)— 
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‘‘(A) the State shall transmit the ballot to 
the voter by express delivery; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a voter who has des-
ignated that absentee ballots be transmitted 
electronically in accordance with subsection 
(f)(1), the State shall transmit the ballot to the 
voter electronically. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR TRANSMISSION FEWER 
THAN 40 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION.—If, in car-
rying out paragraph (1), a State transmits an ab-
sentee ballot to an absent uniformed services voter 
or overseas voter fewer than 40 days before the elec-
tion, the State shall enable the ballot to be returned 
by the voter by express delivery, except that in the 
case of an absentee ballot of an absent uniformed 
services voter for a regularly scheduled general elec-
tion for Federal office, the State may satisfy the re-
quirement of this paragraph by notifying the voter 
of the procedures for the collection and delivery of 
such ballots under section 103A.’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION
OF
TREATMENT
OF
WEEK-
ENDS.—Section 102(a)(8)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1973ff–1(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the election;’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘the election (or, if the 45th 
day preceding the election is a weekend or legal public hol-
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iday, not later than the most recent weekday which pre-
cedes such 45th day and which is not a legal public holi-
day, but only if the request is received by at least such 
most recent weekday);’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring 
on or after January 1, 2014. 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES 
TO ACCEPT AND PROCESS ABSENTEE BAL-
LOTS OF MILITARY VOTERS AND OVERSEAS 
CITIZENS IN EVENT OF MAJOR DISASTERS. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE ELECTION OFFI-
CIALS.—Section 102(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(10); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (11) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(12) establish procedures to ensure the effec-
tive and timely acceptance and processing of absen-
tee ballots transmitted by absent uniformed services 
voters and overseas voters in the event of a major 
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disaster (as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) in the State.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections for 
Federal office held on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF REFUSAL TO ACCEPT VOTER REG-
ISTRATION AND ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICA-
TIONS 
FROM 
OVERSEAS 
VOTERS 
ON 
GROUNDS OF EARLY SUBMISSION. 
Section 104 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–3) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or overseas voter’’ after ‘‘ab-
sent uniformed services voter’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘uniformed services.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘uniformed services or who do not reside 
outside the United States.’’. 
SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO CARRY OUT UOCAVA. 
(a) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Presidential designee under the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act $25,000,000 
to carry out the requirements of such Act. 
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(b) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Any amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization under subsection 
(a)— 
(1) shall be in addition to any other amounts 
appropriated to the Presidential designee under the 
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting 
Act pursuant to any other authorization under law; 
and 
(2) shall remain available until expended. 
Æ 
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