Study on certain language minority notice requirements

(a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the Director of the Census, the Attorney General, and the Election Assistance Commission, shall conduct a study on the impact of— (1) reducing the threshold requirement— (A) under subclause (II) of section 203(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503(b)(2)(A)(i)) to 7,500 and 5,000, respectively; and (B) under subclause (I) or (III) of section 203(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503(b)(2)(A)(i)) to 4 percent, 3 percent, 2.5 percent, and 2 percent, respectively; and (2) expanding the definition of the term language minorities to include native speakers of Arabic, French and Haitian Creole, and any other language that the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).