Commissioner. Nothing in this subsection may be con-
strued to prohibit or limit the application of any voter reg-
istration program which is in compliance with any applica-
ble Federal or State law.
(k) TERMINATION AND REPORT.—The pilot program
shall terminate September 30, 2001. The Attorney Gen-
eral and the Commissioner of Social Security shall each
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives and to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate reports on the pilot pro-
gram not later than December 31, 2001. Such reports
shall—
(1) assess the degree of fraudulent attesting of
United States citizenship in jurisdictions covered by
the pilot program;
(2) assess the appropriate staffing and funding
levels which would be required for full, permanent,
and nationwide implementation of the pilot program,
including the estimated total cost for national imple-
mentation per individual record;
(3) include an assessment by the Commissioner
of Social Security of the advisability and ramifica-
tions of disclosure of social security account num-
bers to the extent provided for under the pilot pro-
gram and upon full, permanent, and nationwide im-
plementation of the pilot program;
(4) assess the degree to which the records
maintained by the Commissioner of Social Security
and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service are able to be used to reliably de-
termine the citizenship of individuals who have sub-
mitted voter registration applications;
(5) assess the effectiveness of the pilot pro-
gram’s safeguards against unlawful discriminatory
practices;
(6) include recommendations on whether or not
the pilot program should be continued or modified;
and
(7) include such other information as the Attor-
ney General or the Commissioner of Social Security
may determine to be relevant.
SEC. 502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Justice, for the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service, for fiscal years beginning on or after October
1, 1998, such sums as are necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this subtitle.
Subtitle B—Other Measures to
Protect Election Integrity
SEC. 511. REQUIRING INCLUSION OF CITIZENSHIP CHECK-
OFF AND INFORMATION WITH ALL APPLICA-
TIONS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–7) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) CITIZENSHIP CHECK-OFF AND OTHER INFOR-
MATION.—
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Effective 
January 
1,
2000—
‘‘(A) the mail voter registration form de-
veloped under subsection (a)(2) and each appli-
cation for voter registration of a State shall in-
clude 2 boxes for the applicant to indicate
whether or not the applicant is a citizen of the
United States, and no application for voter reg-
istration may be considered to be completed un-
less the applicant has checked the box indicat-
ing that the applicant is a citizen of the United
States; and
‘‘(B) such form and each application for
voter registration of a State shall require the
applicant to provide—
‘‘(i) the city, State or province (if
any), and nation of the individual’s birth;
and
‘‘(ii) if the individual is a naturalized
citizen of the United States, the year in
which the individual was admitted to citi-
zenship and the location where the admis-
sion to citizenship occurred (if applicable).
‘‘(2) STATE OPT-OUT.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply with respect to applications for voter registra-
tion of any State which notifies the Federal Election
Commission prior to January 1, 2000, that it elects
to reject the application of such paragraph to appli-
cations for voter registration of the State.’’.
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The National
Voter Registration Act of 1993 is amended by striking
‘‘requirement;’’ 
each 
place 
it 
appears 
in 
section
5(c)(2)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–3(c)(2)(C)(ii)), section
7(a)(6)(A)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–5(a)(6)(A)(i)(II)),
and section 9(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–7(b)(2)(B),
and inserting ‘‘requirement (consistent with section
9(c));’’.
SEC. 512. IMPROVING ADMINISTRATION OF VOTER RE-
MOVAL PROGRAMS.
(a) PERMITTING STATE TO REQUIRE AFFIRMATION
OF ADDRESS OF REGISTRANTS NOT VOTING IN 2 CON-
SECUTIVE GENERAL FEDERAL ELECTIONS.—Section 8(e)
of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C.
1973gg–6(e)) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(4)(A) If a registrant has not voted or appeared to
vote in two consecutive general elections for Federal office,
a State may send the registrant a notice consisting of—
‘‘(i) a postage prepaid and pre-addressed return
card, sent by forwardable mail, on which the reg-
istrant may state his or her current address; and
‘‘(ii) a notice that if the card is not returned,
oral or written affirmation of the registrant’s identi-
fication and address may be required before the reg-
istrant is permitted to vote in a subsequent Federal
election.
‘‘(B) If a registrant to whom a State has sent a notice
under subparagraph (A) has not returned the card pro-
vided in the notice and appears at a polling place to cast
a vote in a Federal election, the State may require the
registrant to provide oral or written affirmation of the reg-
istrant’s identification and address before an election offi-
cial at the polling place as a condition for casting the
vote.’’.
(b) PERMITTING STATE TO PLACE REGISTRANTS
WITH INAPPLICABLE ADDRESSES ON INACTIVE LIST.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 8(d)(1)(B)(i) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6(d)(1)(B)(i)) is
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (2);’’ and inserting
‘‘paragraph (2), or has provided a mailing address
which the Postal Services indicates is no longer ap-
plicable and has provided no other applicable ad-
dress;’’.
(2) REQUIRING
CONFIRMATION
OF
ADDRESS
PRIOR TO VOTING.—Section 8(d) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1973gg–6(d)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) The second sentence of paragraph (2)(A) shall
apply to an individual described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)
who has provided a mailing address which the Postal Serv-
ices indicates is no longer applicable and has provided no
other applicable address in the same manner as such sen-
tence applies to an individual who has failed to respond
to a notice described in paragraph (2).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect January 1, 1999, and shall