108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4068
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to postpone the deadline
by which a State is required to meet the election administration requirements
of the Act until the total amount appropriated to the State for requirements
payments under the Act is equal to or greater than the costs incurred by the
State in meeting such requirements.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 30, 2004
Mr. GOODE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to postpone the deadline
by which a State is required to meet the election administration requirements
of the Act until the total amount appropriated to the State for requirements
payments under the Act is equal to or greater than the costs incurred by the
State in meeting such requirements.
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 `State and Local Government Election Administration
Act of 2004'.
SEC. 2. POSTPONEMENT OF DEADLINE FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General- Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
`SEC. 306. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION UNTIL FULL FUNDING OF COSTS INCURRED.
`Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no State (or jurisdiction
within the State) shall be required to meet any of the requirements of this
title until the later of--
`(1) the first day of the first calendar year which begins after the aggregate
amount appropriated to the State for requirements payments for all fiscal
years under section 257 is equal to or greater than the costs incurred by
the State in meeting the requirements of this title; or
`(2) the applicable date otherwise provided under this title.'.
(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of contents for subtitle A of title III
of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
`Sec. 306. Delay in implementation until full funding of costs incurred.'.
(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
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