(ii) Providing assistance to overseas 
civilian voters in registering to vote and 
casting ballots in elections for Federal of-
fice, and to provide the assistance well in 
advance of applicable State deadlines. 
(D) The organization will file the reports 
required under subsection (d). 
(3) JOINT ELIGIBILITY OF MULTIPLE ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—Two or more organizations may be con-
sidered a single eligible organization for purposes of 
receiving a grant under the program under this sec-
tion, so long as each of them meet the specific re-
quirements for eligibility described in paragraph (2). 
(c) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION AMONG ELIGIBLE OR-
GANIZATIONS.—In selecting among eligible organizations 
for making grants under the program under this section 
and in determining the amount of the grant awarded, the 
Commission shall take into consideration the following: 
(1) The need to ensure an appropriate distribu-
tion of participants among various geographic areas, 
based upon the most recent available data on the 
number and location of overseas civilian voters. 
(2) The extent to which the organizations enter 
into partnerships and other collaborative agreements 
to carry out the projects involved. 
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(3) The extent to which the organization’s ap-
proach to providing services under the projects re-
flects innovation and creativity, including the use of 
innovative technologies. 
(4) In the case of overseas civilian voter edu-
cation projects, the clarity of presentation and ease 
of use of the information provided to voters. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) REPORTS.—Each eligible organization that 
receives a grant under the program under this sec-
tion shall submit to the Commission a report con-
taining the following information with respect to 
each year covered by the grant: 
(A) A description of the projects carried 
out with funds provided under the grant during 
the year (and arranged to be carried out during 
the succeeding year, in the case of a report with 
respect to an odd-numbered year). 
(B) The number of overseas civilian voters 
to whom outreach was provided under the 
projects. 
(C) The number of overseas civilian voters 
registered during the year under the projects. 
(D) In the case of a report filed with re-
spect to an odd-numbered year, the organiza-
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tion’s target for the number of overseas civilian 
voters to whom the organization will provide as-
sistance during the following year (including the 
target for the number of absentee ballots to be 
cast by such voters). 
(E) In the case of a report filed with re-
spect to an even-numbered year, the number of 
overseas civilian voters to whom the organiza-
tion provided assistance during the year and 
the number of absentee ballots cast by such vot-
ers. 
(F) The organization’s analysis of the op-
portunities for replication of the projects. 
(2) DEADLINE.—The organization shall submit 
the report required under this subsection with re-
spect to a year not later than 90 days after the end 
of the year. 
(e) OVERSEAS CIVILIAN VOTER DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘overseas civilian voter’’ means an over-
seas voter defined in section 107(5) of the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff– 
6(5)), but does not include an individual described in sub-
paragraph (A) of such section. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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(1) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated for grants under the pro-
gram under this section an aggregate amount of 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each of the first 
4 succeeding 2-fiscal year periods. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization under this subsection 
shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 6. OTHER OUTREACH EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE OVER-
SEAS CITIZENS TO CAST ABSENTEE BALLOTS 
IN ELECTIONS. 
(a) REQUIRING OFFICES WITH OVERSEAS PER-
SONNEL TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO 
CAST ABSENTEE BALLOTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each office of 
the Federal government that has employees whose 
designated post of duty is outside the United States 
shall provide such employees with notice of the 
rights provided to absent uniformed services voters 
and overseas voters under the Uniformed and Over-
seas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to submit voter 
registration and absentee ballot requests and to sub-
mit absentee ballots (including the Federal write-in 
absentee ballot described in such Act). 
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(2) TIMING OF NOTICE.—The head of an office 
shall provide the notice required under paragraph 
(1) not later than December 1 of each odd-numbered 
year and August 1 of each even-numbered year. 
(b) INCLUDING INFORMATION IN PASSPORTS.—The 
Secretary of State shall ensure that each passport issued 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act includes 
a page describing the rights provided to overseas voters 
under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Vot-
ing Act to submit voter registration and absentee ballot 
requests and to submit absentee ballots (including the 
Federal write-in absentee ballot described in such Act), 
and shall include on the page a list of resources through 
which individuals may obtain additional information re-
garding such rights. 
SEC. 7. APPLICATION OF UOCAVA TO CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS NEVER RESIDING IN UNITED STATES. 
Section 107(5)(C) of the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–6(5)(C)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) a person who resides outside the 
United States and (but for such residence) 
would be qualified to vote— 
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