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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Transportation of 
Municipal Waste Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE.

    Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

             ``interstate transportation of municipal waste

    ``Sec. 4011. (a) Authority To Restrict Out-of-State Municipal Waste 
Imports.--
            ``(1) Authority to prohibit.--(A) Except as provided in 
        subparagraph (B), a Governor may prohibit the disposal of out-
        of-State municipal waste in any landfill or incinerator that is 
        subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
            ``(B) The authority to prohibit disposal of out-of-State 
        municipal waste shall not apply to--
                    ``(i) landfills in operation on the date of 
                enactment of this section that--
                            ``(I) received during calendar year 1991 
                        documented shipments of out-of-State municipal 
                        waste; and
                            ``(II) are in compliance with all 
                        applicable Federal and State laws (including 
                        any Federal or State rule or regulation) 
                        relating to design and location standards, 
                        leachate collection, ground water monitoring, 
                        and financial assurance for closure and post-
                        closure and corrective action;
                    ``(ii) proposed landfills that, prior to January 1, 
                1993, received--
                            ``(I) an approval from either the affected 
                        local government or the local solid waste 
                        planning unit to receive municipal waste 
                        generated outside the jurisdiction of the 
                        affected local government, the solid waste 
                        planning unit, or the State in which the 
                        landfill is located; and
                            ``(II) a notice of decision from the State 
                        to grant a construction permit; or
                    ``(iii) incinerators in operation on the date of 
                enactment of this section that--
                            ``(I) received, during calendar year 1991, 
                        documented shipments of out-of-State municipal 
                        waste;
                            ``(II) are in compliance with the 
                        applicable requirements of section 129 of the 
                        Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7429); and
                            ``(III) are in compliance with all 
                        applicable Federal and State laws (including 
                        any Federal or State rule or regulation) 
                        relating to facility design, operations, and 
                        emissions.
            ``(2) Authority to limit.--Beginning with calendar year 
        1993, a Governor may--
                    ``(A) limit the quantity of out-of-State municipal 
                waste received for disposal at each landfill or 
                incinerator in the State to an annual quantity equal to 
                the quantity of out-of-State municipal waste received 
                for disposal at the landfill or incinerator during the 
                calendar year 1991 or 1992, whichever is less; and
                    ``(B) limit the disposal of out-of-State municipal 
                waste at each landfill or incinerator in the State that 
                received, during calendar year 1991 or 1992, documented 
                shipments of more than 50,000 tons of out-of-State 
                municipal waste representing more than 30 percent of 
                all municipal waste received at the landfill or 
                incinerator during the calendar year, by limiting the 
                quantity of out-of-State municipal waste received for 
                disposal at such landfill or incinerator to an annual 
                quantity not greater than 30 percent of all municipal 
                waste received at the landfill or incinerator during 
                calendar year 1991 or 1992, whichever is less;
                    ``(C) prohibit the disposal of out-of-State 
                municipal waste in landfills that do not meet all 
                applicable Federal and State laws (including any 
                Federal or State rule or regulation) relating to design 
                and location standards, leachate collection, ground 
                water monitoring, and financial assurance for closure 
                and post-closure and corrective action; and
                    ``(D) prohibit the disposal of out-of-State 
                municipal waste in incinerators that do not meet all 
                applicable Federal and State laws (including any 
                Federal or State rule or regulation) relating to 
                facility design, operations, and emissions.
            ``(3) Authority to further limit.--Beginning with calendar 
        year 1997, a Governor may further limit the disposal of out-of-
        State municipal waste as provided in paragraph (2)(B) by 
        reducing the 30 percent annual quantity limitation to 20 
        percent in each of calendar years 1998 and 1999, and to 10 
        percent in each succeeding calendar year.
            ``(4) Authority with respect to industrial waste.--A 
        Governor may exercise the authority provided in paragraphs (1), 
        (2), and (3) with respect to any industrial waste that is to be 
        disposed of at a landfill or incinerator that receives 
        municipal solid waste.
            ``(5) Applicability and discrimination provisions.--Any 
        limitation imposed by the Governor under paragraph (2)(A), 
        paragraph (2)(B), or paragraph (3)--
                    ``(A) shall be applicable throughout the State; and
                    ``(B) shall not discriminate against any shipments 
                of out-of-State municipal waste on the basis of State 
                of origin.
            ``(6) Determination of quantity of out-of-state municipal 
        waste received in states exercising authority.--(A) Any 
        Governor who intends to exercise the authority provided in this 
        subsection shall, within 120 days after the date of enactment 
        of this section, submit to the Administrator information 
        documenting the quantity of out-of-State municipal waste 
        received for disposal in the State of the Governor during 
        calendar years 1991 and 1992.
            ``(B) On receipt of the information submitted pursuant to 
        subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall notify the Governor 
        of each State and the public and shall provide a comment period 
        of not less than 30 days.
            ``(C) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
        of this section, the Administrator shall publish a list of the 
        quantity of out-of-State municipal waste that was received 
        during calendar years 1991 and 1992, at each landfill and 
        incinerator in each State in which the Governor intends to 
        exercise the authority provided in this subsection.
    ``(b) Authority To Restrict In-State Municipal Waste Exports.--(1) 
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a Governor of a State may limit or 
prohibit the exportation outside the State of municipal waste generated 
in the State, in accordance with the comprehensive waste management 
plan of the affected local solid waste planning unit, or, if such a 
plan does not exist, in accordance with State law.
    ``(2) A Governor may not limit or prohibit the exportation of 
materials consisting solely of materials that have been separated from 
municipal waste for recycling.
    ``(c) Delegation of Authority to Local Governments.--A Governor may 
delegate authority provided by subsection (a) or (b), or both, to an 
affected local government or to a local solid waste planning unit, if a 
local solid waste planning unit exists under State law.
    ``(d) Designation of Affected Local Government.--Within 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Governor shall 
designate which entity listed in subsection (e)(1) shall serve as the 
affected local government for actions taken under subsections (a) and 
(b). If the Governor fails to make a designation, the affected local 
government for actions taken under this section shall be the city, 
town, borough, county, parish, or other political subdivision created 
pursuant to State law with primary jurisdiction over the land or the 
use of the land on which the landfill or incinerator concerned is 
located.
    ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `affected local government' means the 
        elected officials of the city, town, borough, county, parish, 
        or other political subdivision in which a landfill or 
        incinerator is located.
            ``(2) The term `affected local solid waste planning unit' 
        means a political subdivision of a State with authority 
        relating to solid waste management planning in accordance with 
        State law.
            ``(3) The term `out-of-State municipal waste' means, with 
        respect to a State, municipal waste generated outside of the 
        State. The term includes municipal waste generated outside of 
        the United States.
            ``(4) The term `municipal waste' means refuse (and refuse-
        derived fuel) generated by the general public or from a 
        residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial source 
        (or any combination thereof), consisting of paper, wood, yard 
        wastes, plastics, leather, rubber, or other combustible or 
        noncombustible materials such as metal or glass (or any 
        combination thereof). The term does not include--
                    ``(A) any solid waste identified or listed as a 
                hazardous waste under section 3001;
                    ``(B) any solid waste, including contaminated soil 
                and debris, resulting from a response action taken 
                under section 104 or 106 of the Comprehensive 
                Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 9604 or 9606) or a corrective action taken 
                under this Act;
                    ``(C) any metal, pipe, glass, plastic, paper, 
                textile, or other material that has been separated or 
                diverted from municipal waste and has been transported 
                into the State for the purpose of recycling or 
                reclamation;
                    ``(D) any solid or industrial waste that is--
                            ``(i) generated by an industrial facility; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) transported for the purpose of 
                        treatment, storage, or disposal to a facility 
                        that is owned or operated by the generator of 
                        the waste, or is located on property owned by 
                        the generator of a company with which the 
                        generator is affiliated;
                    ``(E) any solid waste generated incident to the 
                provision of service in interstate, intrastate, 
                foreign, or overseas air transportation;
                    ``(F) any medical waste that is segregated from or 
                not mixed with municipal waste; or
                    ``(G) any material or product returned from a 
                dispenser or distributor to the manufacturer for 
                credit, evaluation, or possible reuse.
            ``(5) The term `industrial waste' means waste generated 
        from manufacturing or industrial processing operations that is 
        not identical to municipal waste with respect to the physical 
        and chemical state of the waste and the composition of the 
        waste. The term includes construction and demolition debris.''.

SEC. 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.

    The table of contents of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by 
adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle D the following new 
item:

``Sec. 4011. Interstate transportation of municipal waste.''.

Answer: Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1993 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State Governor to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State municipal waste in any landfill or incinerator in the State. 
Exempts from a Governor's authority to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State waste:  (1) landfills that received documented shipments of such waste in 1991 and are in compliance with Federal and State laws relating to design and location standards, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and post-closure and corrective action; (2) proposed landfills that, prior to January 1, 1993, received an approval from the affected local government or solid waste planning unit to receive municipal waste generated outside the jurisdiction of the local government, planning unit, or State and a State notice of decision to grant a construction permit; or (3) incinerators that received documented shipments of such waste during 1991 and are in compliance with performance standards under the Clean Air Act and Federal and State laws relating to facility design, operations, and emissions. 
Authorizes State Governors, beginning in 1993, to further limit the quantity of out-of-State waste received for disposal, or the disposal of such waste, at specified landfills and incinerators.  Applies the authorities of this Act to industrial waste to be disposed of at landfills or incinerators that receive municipal solid waste. 
Prohibits discrimination against shipments of out-of-State waste on the basis of State of origin. 
Authorizes a State Governor to limit or prohibit the exportation outside the State of municipal waste generated within the State.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families 
Child Care Act of 1997''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Assistance for low-income working families.
Sec. 4. Grants for child care supply shortages.
Sec. 5. Report on access to child care by low-income working families.
Sec. 6. Effective date.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Availability and affordability of quality child care is 
        a major obstacle for working parents who struggle to remain 
        self-sufficient.
                    (A) Compared to all other income groups, the 
                working poor are the least likely to receive assistance 
                with their child care costs.
                    (B) Low-income families spend 24 percent of their 
                household income on child care, whereas middle-income 
                families spend 6 percent of their household income on 
                child care.
                    (C) 38 States have waiting lists for child care for 
                the working poor. Among those States, Georgia has 
                41,000 individuals on its waiting list, Texas has 
                36,000 individuals on its waiting list, and Illinois 
                and Alabama each have 20,000 individuals on their 
                waiting lists.
                    (D) One survey of low-income families on a waiting 
                list for subsidized child care found that of those 
                families paying for child care out of their own funds, 
                71 percent faced serious debt or bankruptcy.
                    (E) Half of the States and the District of 
                Columbia, even before the enactment of the Personal 
                Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
                of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105) during the 
                104th Congress, increased the proportion of child care 
                slots or dollars going to families on welfare, rather 
                than to working poor families.
            (2) The Congressional Budget Office estimates that there 
        will be $1,400,000,000 less expenditures of child care funds 
        for working poor families as a result of the States 
        implementing the work requirements imposed under the Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
        (Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105).
            (3) Important types of child care are not available in 
        certain States including infant care, school-age care, care for 
        children with disabilities and special health care needs, and 
        child care for parents with unconventional or shifting work 
        hours.
                    (A) A 1995 State study by the Comptroller General 
                of the United States found a shortage of child care for 
                infants and children with special needs in inner 
                cities, and a shortage of all types of child care in 
                rural areas.
                    (B) Only one-third of the schools in low-income 
                neighborhoods offer school-age child care, compared 
                with 52 percent of schools in more affluent areas 
                offering such care.
                    (C) Eighth-graders who are left home alone for 11 
                or more hours a week report significantly greater use 
                of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana than eighth-
                graders who are not left home alone.
                    (D) Existing child care arrangements do not 
                accommodate the work schedules of many working women. 
                According to a 1995 statistic published by the 
                Department of Labor, 14,300,000 workers, nearly 1 in 5 
                full-time workers work nonstandard hours, and more than 
                1 in 3 of those workers are women.
                    (E) Only 10 percent of child care centers and 6 
                percent of family day care providers offer child care 
                on weekends. Yet one-third of working mothers with 
                annual incomes below the poverty level and one-quarter 
                of mothers with annual incomes above the poverty level 
                but below $25,000 work on weekends.
                    (F) Less than 30 percent of Head Start programs 
                operate on a full-time, full-year basis.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES.

    Section 658B of the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 658B. FUNDING OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Except as provided in 
subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subchapter $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 
2002.
    ``(b) Appropriation.--The Secretary shall pay, from funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,400,000,000 for fiscal years 
1997 through 2002, through the awarding of grants to States under this 
subchapter for the purpose of providing child care services for 
families who have left the State program of assistance under part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act because of employment, families 
that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program, and 
low-income working families described in section 658E(c)(3)(D). Funds 
shall be paid under this subsection to the States in the same manner, 
and subject to the same requirements and limitations, as funds are paid 
to the States under section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
618).''.

SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR CHILD CARE SUPPLY SHORTAGES.

    (a) Grants for Child Care Supply Shortages.--Section 658E(c)(3) of 
the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858c(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Child care supply shortages.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A State shall ensure 
                        that 100 percent of amounts paid to the State 
                        out of funds appropriated under section 
                        658B(a)(2) with respect to each of the fiscal 
                        years 1997 through 2002 shall be used to carry 
                        out child care activities described in clause 
                        (ii) in geographic areas within the State that 
                        have a shortage, as determined by the State, in 
                        consultation with localities, of child care 
                        services.
                            ``(ii) Child care activities described.--
                        The child care activities described in this 
                        clause include the following:
                                    ``(I) Infant care programs.
                                    ``(II) Before- and after-school 
                                child care programs.
                                    ``(III) Resource and referral 
                                programs.
                                    ``(IV) Nontraditional work hours 
                                child care programs.
                                    ``(V) Extending the hours of pre-
                                kindergarten programs to provide full-
                                day services.
                                    ``(VI) Any other child care 
                                programs that the Secretary determines 
                                are appropriate.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 658B(a) of the Child 
Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858(a)), as 
amended by section 2, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Except as provided in'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) 
        and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Child care supply shortages.--There is authorized to 
        be appropriated to carry out section 658E(c)(3)(E), 
        $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 658(c)(3)(A) of the Child Care 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(A)) is 
amended by striking ``(D)'' and inserting ``(E)''.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON ACCESS TO CHILD CARE BY LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES.

    (a) State Reporting Requirement.--Section 658K(a)(2) of the Child 
Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E), the following:
                    ``(F) the total number of families described in 
                section 658B(b) that were eligible for but did not 
                receive assistance under this subchapter or under 
                section 418 of the Social Security Act and a 
                description of the obstacles to providing such 
                assistance; and
                    ``(G) the total number of families described in 
                section 658B(b) that received assistance provided under 
                this subchapter or under section 418 of the Social 
                Security Act and a description of the manner in which 
                that assistance was provided;''.
    (b) Secretarial Reporting Requirement.--Section 658L of the Child 
Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended 
by inserting ``, with particular emphasis on access of low-income 
working families,'' after ``public''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect as if 
included in the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 
2105).

Answer: Working Families Child Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to extend its authorization of appropriations through FY 2002. 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, from (additional) Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated, to award grants to States to provide child care services for:  (1) families who have left the State program of assistance under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act because of employment; (2) families that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program; and (3) low-income working families meeting specified criteria. 
Authorizes appropriations for grants to States for child care activities in areas of the State that have child care supply shortages.  Includes among such child care activities programs for: (1) infant care; (2) before- and after-school; (3) resources and referrals; (4) nontraditional work hours; (5) extending the hours of pre-kindergarten programs to provide full-day services; and (6) any other program the Secretary deems appropriate. 
Requires State reports to include information on access to child care by low-income working families.  Requires reports of the Secretary to place particular emphasis on such access. 
(Sec. 6) Makes this Act effective as if included in the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193).


Question: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Uniformed and Overseas Citizen 
Absentee Voting Reform Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

            (1) Some 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 American citizens, 
        including 576,000 Federal employees and their overseas 
        dependents in the armed services and in other Federal agencies, 
        live permanently or temporarily reside outside the 50 States 
        and the District of Colombia.
            (2) Both the members of the armed services, their 
        dependents, other employees of the Federal Government and their 
        dependents, and the roughly 3,000,000 to 5,500,000 million 
        other American citizens abroad make an inestimable contribution 
        to the security, economic well-being, and cultural vitality of 
        the United States.
            (3) Although great progress has been made in recent decades 
        in assuring that these citizens have the chance to participate 
        fully in our democratic process, the national elections of 
        November 2000 revealed grave shortcomings in our system, with 
        nearly 40 percent of overseas ballots rejected in one State 
        alone.
            (4) Moreover, during these elections it became apparent 
        that timely information about the numbers of American citizens 
        seeking to vote and voting from abroad, information which is 
        essential to measure the effectiveness of our overseas voting 
        system, is not currently provided by the States.

SEC. 3. SIMPLIFICATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ABSENTEE BALLOT 
              APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES AND 
              OVERSEAS VOTERS.

    (a) Requiring States To Accept Official Form for Simultaneous Voter 
Registration and Absentee Ballot Application; Deadline for Providing 
Absentee Ballot.--
            (1) In general.--Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas 
        Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) is amended--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) accept and process, with respect to any election for 
        Federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration 
        application and absentee ballot application from an absent 
        uniformed services voter or overseas voter, if the application 
        is received by the appropriate State election official not less 
        than 30 days before the election;'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (3) and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(4) use the official post card form (prescribed under 
        section 101) for simultaneous voter registration application 
        and absentee ballot application; and
            ``(5) transmit the absentee ballot for an election to each 
        absent uniformed services voter and overseas voter who is 
        registered with respect to the election as soon as practicable 
        after the voter is registered, but in no case later than the 
        45th day preceding the election (if the voter is registered as 
        of such day).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 101(b)(2) of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(2) is amended by striking ``as recommended 
        in section 104'' and inserting ``as required under section 
        102(4)''.
    (b) Use of Single Application for All Subsequent Elections.--
Section 104 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-3) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 104. USE OF SINGLE APPLICATION FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--If a State accepts and processes an official 
post card form (prescribed under section 101) submitted by an absent 
uniformed services voter or overseas voter for simultaneous voter 
registration and absentee ballot application (in accordance with 
section 102(4))--
            ``(1) the voter shall be deemed to have submitted an 
        absentee ballot application for each subsequent election for 
        Federal office held in the State; and
            ``(2) the State shall provide an absentee ballot to the 
        voter for each subsequent election for Federal office held in 
        the State (in accordance with the deadline required under 
        section 102(a)(5)).
    ``(b) Exception for Voters Changing Registration.--Subsection (a) 
shall not apply with respect to a voter registered to vote in a State 
for any election held after the voter notifies the State that the voter 
no longer wishes to be registered to vote in the State or after the 
State determines that the voter has registered to vote in another 
State.
    ``(c) No Effect on Voter Removal Programs.--Nothing in this section 
may be construed to prevent a State from removing any voter from the 
rolls of registered voters in the State under any program or method 
permitted under section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993.''.

SEC. 4. REMOVING BARRIERS TO ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED BALLOTS.

    Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Each 
        State''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Special Requirements Regarding Acceptance of Completed 
Ballots.--
            ``(1) Mandatory minimum period for acceptance of absentee 
        ballot after date of election.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, a State may not refuse to count an absentee 
        ballot submitted in an election for Federal office by an absent 
        uniformed services voter or overseas voter on the grounds that 
        the ballot was not submitted in a timely manner if--
                    ``(A) the ballot is received by the State not later 
                than 14 days after the date of the election;
                    ``(B) the ballot is signed and dated by the voter; 
                and
                    ``(C) the date provided by the voter on the ballot 
                is not later than the day before the date of the 
                election.
            ``(2) Prohibiting refusal of ballot for lack of postmark.--
        A State may not refuse to count an absentee ballot submitted in 
        an election for Federal office by an absent uniformed services 
        voter or overseas voter on the grounds that the ballot or the 
        envelope in which the ballot is submitted lacks a postmark if 
        the ballot is signed and dated by the voter and a witness 
        within the deadline applicable under State law for the 
        submission of the ballot (taking into account the requirements 
        of paragraph (1)).''.

SEC. 5. OTHER REQUIREMENTS TO PROMOTE PARTICIPATION OF OVERSEAS AND 
              ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS.

    Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1), as amended by section 4, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Other Requirements and Prohibitions.--
            ``(1) Response to submitted materials.--
                    ``(A) Applications for voter registration and 
                absentee ballot request.--With respect to each absent 
                uniformed services voter and each overseas voter who 
                submits a voter registration application or an absentee 
                ballot request, the State--
                            ``(i) shall immediately notify the voter as 
                        to whether or not the State has approved the 
                        application or request; and
                            ``(ii) if the State rejects the application 
                        or request, shall provide the voter with the 
                        reasons for the rejection.
                    ``(B) Absentee ballots.--With respect to each 
                absent uniformed services voter and each overseas voter 
                who submits a completed absentee ballot, the State--
                            ``(i) shall immediately notify the voter as 
                        to whether or not the State has received the 
                        ballot; and
                            ``(ii) if the State refuses to accept the 
                        ballot, shall provide the voter with the 
                        reasons for refusal.
            ``(2) Use of facsimile machines and internet.--Each State 
        shall make voter registration applications, absentee ballot 
        requests, and absentee ballots available to absent uniformed 
        services voters and overseas voters through the use of 
        facsimile machines and the Internet, and shall permit such 
        voters to transmit completed applications and requests to the 
        State through the use of such machines and the Internet. 
        Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit a State 
        from accepting completed absentee ballots from absent uniformed 
        services voters and overseas voters through the use of 
        facsimile machines.
            ``(3) Prohibiting notarization requirements.--A State may 
        not refuse to accept any voter registration application, 
        absentee ballot request, or absentee ballot submitted by an 
        absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter on the 
        grounds that the document involved is not notarized.
            ``(4) Compilation of statistics.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For each election for Federal 
                office held in the State, each State shall compile and 
                publish the following information with respect to 
                absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters:
                            ``(i) The number of voter registration 
                        applications received from each such group of 
                        voters, together with the number of such 
                        applications which were rejected by the State 
                        and the reasons for rejection.
                            ``(ii) The number of absentee ballots sent 
                        to each such group of voters.
                            ``(iii) The number of completed absentee 
                        ballots submitted by each such group of voters, 
                        together with the number of such ballots which 
                        were rejected by the State and the reasons for 
                        rejection.
                    ``(B) Breakdown by local jurisdiction and overseas 
                location.--In compiling and publishing the information 
                described in subparagraph (A), the State shall break 
                down each category of such information by county (or 
                other appropriate local election district) and by the 
                locations to which and from which the materials 
                described in such subparagraph were transmitted and 
                received.
                    ``(C) Transmission to presidential designee.--With 
                respect to information regarding a Presidential 
                election year, the State shall transmit the information 
                compiled under this paragraph to the Presidential 
                designee at such time and in such manner as the 
                Presidential designee may require to prepare the report 
                described in section 102(6).''.

SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF PRESIDENTIAL DESIGNEE.

    (a) Educating Election Officials on Responsibilities Under Act.--
Section 101(b)(1) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(1)) is amended by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting the following: ``, and ensuring that 
such officials are aware of the requirements of this Act;''.
    (b) Development of Standard Oath for Use With Materials.--
            (1) In general.--Section 101(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1973ff(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (5);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (6) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(7) prescribe a standard oath for use with any document 
        under this title affirming that a material misstatement of fact 
        in the completion of such a document may constitute grounds for 
        a conviction for perjury.''.
            (2) Requiring states to use standard oath.--Section 102(b) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1(b)), as amended by section 
        3(a), is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (4);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (5) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(6) if the State requires an oath or affirmation to 
        accompany any document under this title, use the standard oath 
        prescribed by the Presidential designee under section 
        101(b)(7).''.
    (c) Transmission of Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot Through 
Facsimile Machines and Internet.--Section 103 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1973ff-2) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as 
        subsections (c) through (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Transmission of Ballot Through Facsimile Machines and 
Internet.--The Presidential designee shall make the Federal write-in 
absentee ballot and the application for such a ballot available to 
overseas voters through the use of facsimile machines and the Internet, 
and shall permit such voters to transmit completed applications for 
such a ballot to the Presidential designee through the use of such 
machines and the Internet.''.
    (d) Providing Breakdown Between Overseas Voters and Absent 
Uniformed Services Voters in Statistical Analysis of Voter 
Participation.--Section 101(b)(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)) 
is amended by inserting after ``participation'' the following: 
``(listed separately for overseas voters and absent uniformed services 
voters)''.

SEC. 7. GRANTING PROTECTIONS GIVEN TO ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS 
              TO RECENTLY SEPARATED UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS.

    The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 
1973ff et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 104 the following 
new section:

``SEC. 104A. COVERAGE OF RECENTLY SEPARATED UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of this Act, an individual who is a 
separated uniformed services voter (or the spouse or dependent of such 
an individual) shall be treated in the same manner as an absent 
uniformed services voter with respect to any election occurring during 
the 60-day period which begins on the date the individual becomes a 
separated uniformed services voter.
    ``(b) Separated Uniformed Services Voter Defined.--
            ``(1) In general.--In this section, the term `separated 
        uniformed services voter' means an individual who--
                    ``(A) is separated from the uniformed services;
                    ``(B) was a uniformed services voter immediately 
                prior to separation;
                    ``(C) presents to an appropriate election official 
                Department of Defense Form 214 showing that the 
                individual meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B) (or any other official proof of meeting such 
                requirements); and
                    ``(D) is otherwise qualified to vote with respect 
                to the election involved.
            ``(2) Uniformed services voter.--In paragraph (1), the term 
        `uniformed services voter' means--
                    ``(A) a member of a uniformed service on active 
                duty; or
                    ``(B) a member of the merchant marine.''.

SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR COSTS OF COMPLIANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Presidential designee under the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act shall make a payment to each 
eligible State for carrying out activities to comply with the 
requirements of such Act, including the amendments made to such Act by 
this Act.
    (b) Eligibility.--A State is eligible to receive a payment under 
this section if it submits to the Presidential designee (at such time 
and in such form as the Presidential designee may require) an 
application containing such information and assurances as the 
Presidential designee may require.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for the first fiscal year which begins after the date of 
the enactment of this Act such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

Answer:
Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Reform Act of 2001 - Amends the Uniform and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to revise voter registration and absentee ballot application procedures for absent uniform services and overseas voters. Establishes a mandatory minimum period for acceptance of absentee ballots after date of election, as well as other specified requirements and prohibitions for the stated purpose of promoting participation of overseas and absent uniformed services voters.Makes it an additional duty of the Presidential designee under such Act to prescribe a standard oath for use with any document affirming that a material misstatement of fact in the completion of such a document may constitute grounds for a conviction for perjury.Provides for coverage of recently separated uniformed services voters.Requires the Presidential designee to make a payment to each eligible State for carrying out activities to comply with the requirements of this Act.