S.Amdt. 4270

SA 4270. Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mrs. Dole) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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(c) Use of Electronic Voting Technology.--

(1) Continuation of interim voting assistance system.--The Secretary of Defense shall continue the Interim Voting Assistance System (IVAS) ballot request program with respect to all absent uniformed services voters (as defined under section 107(1) of the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6(1))), overseas employees of the Department of Defense, and the dependents of such voters and employees, for elections on or after November 1, 2006.

(2) Reports.--

(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office for November 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth--

(i) an assessment of the success of the implementation of the Interim Voting Assistance System ballot request program carried out under paragraph (1); and

(ii) recommendations for improvements to the program.

(B) Future elections.--Not later than January 15, 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing plans for expanding the use of electronic voting technology for individuals covered under the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) for elections on or after for November 1, 2010.