Amendments to civil rights act of 1960

(a) In general Section 301 of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (52 U.S.C. 20701) is amended— (1) by striking Every officer and inserting the following: (a) In general Every officer; (2) in subsection (a), as so designated, in the second sentence, by striking this section and inserting this subsection; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Condition on availability of funds No funds may be appropriated or otherwise made available to the armed forces, as defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, or any Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, for the purpose of authorizing or ordering any troops or armed persons under the authority or control of such entity to access any record or paper required under subsection (a) to be retained and preserved, regardless of the date on which the record or paper came into the possession of the officer of election or custodian required to retain and preserve the record or paper. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any member of the armed forces, as defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, or any individual under the authority or control of any Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, from exercising the right of suffrage in any district to which that individual may belong, if otherwise qualified according to the laws of the State of such district.. (b) Technical and conforming amendments Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (52 U.S.C. 20701 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 302 (52 U.S.C. 20702), by striking section 301 and insert section 301(a); and (2) in section 303 (52 U.S.C. 20703), by striking section 301 and insert section 301(a). (c) Sunset This section and the amendments made by this section shall cease to have effect on January 20, 2029.