Grant program for provision of State and Tribal identification

(a) In general Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252; 52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part: 7 Grant Program for Provision of Identification 298. Grant program for provision of identification (a) Grants to States (1) In general The Commission shall make grants to each State that provides identification described in paragraph (2) without charge to any individual who— (A) is eligible for such identification; and (B) provides an attestation under penalty of perjury that the individual cannot afford to pay the fee otherwise charged by the State for the provision of the identification. (2) Identification described An identification described in this subsection is— (A) a State-issued motor vehicle driver’s license that includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date; and (B) an identification card issued by a State motor vehicle authority that includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date. (b) Grants to Tribes (1) In general The Commission shall make grants to each Tribal government that provides identification described in paragraph (2) without charge to any individual who— (A) is eligible for such identification; and (B) provides an attestation under penalty of perjury that the individual cannot afford to pay such fee. (2) Identification described An identification described in this subsection is an identification document issued by a Tribal government that includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date. (3) Tribal government In this subsection, the term Tribal government means the governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a et seq.).. (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 296 the following: Part 7—Grant Program for Provision of Identification Sec. 298. Grant program for provision of identification..

(a) In general Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252; 52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part: 7 Grant Program for Provision of Identification 298. Grant program for provision of identification (a) Grants to States (1) In general The Commission shall make grants to each State that provides identification described in paragraph (2) without charge to any individual who— (A) is eligible for such identification; and (B) provides an attestation under penalty of perjury that the individual cannot afford to pay the fee otherwise charged by the State for the provision of the identification. (2) Identification described An identification described in this subsection is— (A) a State-issued motor vehicle driver’s license that includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date; and (B) an identification card issued by a State motor vehicle authority that includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date. (b) Grants to Tribes (1) In general The Commission shall make grants to each Tribal government that provides identification described in paragraph (2) without charge to any individual who— (A) is eligible for such identification; and (B) provides an attestation under penalty of perjury that the individual cannot afford to pay such fee. (2) Identification described An identification described in this subsection is an identification document issued by a Tribal government that includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date. (3) Tribal government In this subsection, the term Tribal government means the governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a et seq.).. (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 296 the following: Part 7—Grant Program for Provision of Identification Sec. 298. Grant program for provision of identification..