Sec. 9016. Other technical and conforming amendments
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Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10302(c) ) is amended— 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 by striking at the time the proceeding was commenced and inserting at the time the action was commenced . Section 4(f) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 10303(f) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence; and by striking paragraphs
(3)and (4). Section 5 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 10304 ) is amended— 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 ; in subsection (a), by striking November 1, 1964 and all that follows through November 1, 1972 and inserting the applicable date of coverage ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: The term applicable date of coverage means, with respect to a State or political subdivision— January 1, 2021, if the most recent determination for such State or subdivision under section 4(b) was made during the first calendar year in which determinations are made following the date of enactment of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 ; or the date on which the most recent determination for such State or subdivision under section 4(b) was made following the date of enactment of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 , if the most recent determination for such State or subdivision under section 4(b) was made after the first calendar year in which determinations are made following the date of enactment of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 . . 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. To the extent feasible, expedited consideration shall consider the views of individuals affected by the different qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure. after will not be made. .
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