Sec. 580D. STUDY ON TWO-WAY MILITARY BALLOT BARCODE TRACKING

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## SEC. 580D STUDY ON TWO-WAY MILITARY BALLOT BARCODE TRACKING ###

(a)Study The Director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense shall conduct a study on the feasibility of a pilot program providing full ballot tracking of overseas military absentee ballots through the mail stream in a manner that is similar to the 2016 Military Ballot Tracking Pilot Program conducted by the Federal Voting Assistance Program. ###

(b)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include— ####

(1)an estimate of the costs and requirements needed to conduct the pilot program described in subsection (a); ####

(2)a description of the organizations that would provide substantial support for the pilot program; ####

(3)a time line for the phased implementation of the pilot program to all military personnel actively serving overseas; ####

(4)a method to determine under the pilot program if a ballot was counted, and a way to provide such information to the member of the Armed Forces casting the vote; and ####

(5)a description of the efforts being undertaken to ensure a reliable and secure military ballot tracking system.