Other technical and conforming amendments

(a) Actions Covered Under Section 3 Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10302(c)) is amended— (1) by striking any proceeding instituted by the Attorney General or an aggrieved person under any statute to enforce and inserting any action under any statute in which a party (including the Attorney General) seeks to enforce; and (2) by striking at the time the proceeding was commenced and inserting at the time the action was commenced. (b) Clarification of Treatment of Members of Language Minority Groups Section 4(f) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 10303(f)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence; and (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4). (c) Period During Which Changes in Voting Practices are Subject to Preclearance Under Section 5 Section 5 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 10304) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking based upon determinations made under the first sentence of section 4(b) are in effect and inserting are in effect during a calendar year; (2) in subsection (a), by striking November 1, 1964 and all that follows through November 1, 1972 and inserting the applicable date of coverage; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) The term applicable date of coverage means, with respect to a State or political subdivision— (1) June 25, 2013, if the most recent determination for such State or subdivision under section 4(b) was made on or before December 31, 2021; or (2) the date on which the most recent determination for such State or subdivision under section 4(b) was made, if such determination was made after December 31, 2021.. (d) Review of preclearance submission under section 5 due to exigency Section 5 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 10304) is amended, in subsection (a), by inserting An exigency, including a natural disaster, inclement weather, or other unforeseeable event, requiring such different qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure within 30 days of a Federal, State, or local election shall constitute good cause requiring the Attorney General to expedite consideration of the submission. after will not be made..