I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 653 
To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program 
under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational 
agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to sec-
ondary school students in the 12th grade. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2013 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration 
A BILL 
To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out 
a pilot program under which the Commission shall pro-
vide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives 
to provide voter registration information to secondary 
school students in the 12th grade. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Students Voicing Opin-
ions in Today’s Elections (VOTE) Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING VOTER REG-
ISTRATION INFORMATION TO SECONDARY 
SCHOOL STUDENTS PRIOR TO GRADUATION. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Election Assistance Com-
mission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’) shall carry out a pilot program under which the 
Commission shall provide funds during fiscal year 2013 
to eligible local educational agencies for initiatives to pro-
vide information on registering to vote in elections for pub-
lic office to secondary school students in the 12th grade. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency is eligi-
ble to receive funds under the pilot program under this 
Act if the agency submits to the Commission, at such time 
and in such form as the Commission may require, an ap-
plication containing— 
(1) a description of the initiatives the agency 
intends to carry out with the funds; 
(2) an estimate of the costs associated with 
such initiatives; and 
(3) such other information and assurances as 
the Commission may require. 
(c) CONSULTATION WITH ELECTION OFFICIALS.—A 
local educational agency receiving funds under the pilot 
program shall consult with the State and local election of-
ficials who are responsible for administering elections for 
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public office in the area served by the agency in developing 
the initiatives the agency will carry out with the funds. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
SEC. 3. REPORTS. 
(a) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS.—Not later 
than the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on 
the date of the receipt of the funds, each local educational 
agency receiving funds under the pilot program under this 
Act shall submit a report to the Commission describing 
the initiatives carried out with the funds and analyzing 
their effectiveness. 
(b) REPORT BY COMMISSION.—Not later than the ex-
piration of the 60-day period which begins on the date 
the Commission receives the final report submitted by a 
local educational agency under subsection (a), the Com-
mission shall submit a report to Congress on the pilot pro-
gram under this Act. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
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