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I 111TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6381 To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr. PIERLUISI) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:19 Oct 14, 2010 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6381.IH H6381 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6381 IH SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF FEDERAL 1 ELECTION LAWS TO CERTAIN JURISDIC- 2 TIONS. 3 (a) FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971.— 4 Section 301(12) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 5 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(12)) is amended by striking ‘‘or a 6 territory or possession of the United States’’ and inserting 7 ‘‘American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 8 Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Is- 9 lands’’. 10 (b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 11 (1) INTIMIDATION OF VOTERS.—Section 594 of 12 title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 13 ‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resi- 14 dent Commissioner,’’ and inserting ‘‘or Delegate or 15 Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 16 (2) INTERFERENCE BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOY- 17 EES.—Section 595 of title 18, United States Code, 18 is amended by striking ‘‘Delegate from the District 19 of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner,’’ and insert- 20 ing ‘‘or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 21 Congress’’. 22 (3) VOTING BY ALIENS.—Section 611(a) of title 23 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 24 ‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resi- 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:19 Oct 14, 2010 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6381.IH H6381 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6381 IH dent Commissioner,’’ and inserting ‘‘or Delegate or 1 Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 2 (c) VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.—Section 11 of the 3 Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973i) is amended 4 by striking ‘‘Delegate from the District of Columbia, 5 Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner 6 of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’ each place it ap- 7 pears in subsections (c) and (e)(2) and inserting ‘‘or Dele- 8 gate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 9 Æ VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:19 Oct 14, 2010 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6381.IH H6381 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with BILLS