123STA T . 233 5PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9(7)Thefunctio n al effecti v ene s softhea p plication o r a d op - tion of the pilot pro g ra m to operational environments , ta k ing into account environmental and logistical o b stacles and S tate procedures . (d) REPORTS . — The P residential designee shall submit to C on- gress reports on the progress and outcomes of an y pilot program conducted under this subsection, together w ith recommendations— ( 1 ) for the conduct of additional pilot programs under this section
and ( 2 ) for such legislation and administrative action as the Presidential designee determines appropriate. (e) TE CHNI C ALA SSISTANCE.— (1) I N G ENERAL.—The E lection Assistance Commission and the N ational Institute of Standards and Technology shall pro- vide the Presidential designee with best practices or standards in accordance with electronic absentee voting guidelines estab- lished under the first sentence of section 1 604 (a)(2) of the National D efense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 2002 (Public L aw 107 – 107; 11 5 Stat. 1277; 42 U .S.C. 1 9 77ff note), as amended by section 567 of the Ronald W . Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 10 8 – 3 75; 118 Stat. 1919) to support the pilot program or pro- grams. (2) REPORT.—In the case in which the Election Assistance Commission has not established electronic absentee voting guidelines under such section 1604(a)(2), as so amended, by not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report containing the following information
(A) The reasons such guidelines have not been estab- lished as of such date. ( B ) A detailed timeline for the establishment of such guidelines. (C) A detailed e x planation of the Commission ’ s actions in establishing such guidelines since the date of enactment of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1919). (3) RELE V ANT CO M MITTEES O F CONGRESS D EFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ ‘relevant committees of Congress’’ means— (A) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Rules and Administration of the Senate; and (B) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and H ouse Administration of the House of Representatives. (f) A U THORI Z ATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. Subti t leI—O t h e rMa tter sSEC.591 .C LARIF ICA T I ON OF P ERFOR M ANCE POLICIES FOR MILITAR Y M U SICAL UNITS AN D MUSICIANS. (a) CLARIFICATION.—Section 974 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
