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 118 STAT. 1920 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 Stat. 1277; 42 U.S.C. 1977ff note) is amended by striking ‘‘until the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office for November 2004’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘until the first regu larly scheduled general election for Federal office which occurs after the Election Assistance Commission notifies the Secretary that the Commission has established electronic absentee voting guidelines and certifies that it will assist the Secretary in carrying out the project’’. SEC. 568. REPORTS ON OPERATION OF FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND MILITARY POSTAL SYSTEM. (a) REPORTS ON PROGRAM AND SYSTEM.—(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the actions that the Secretary has taken to ensure that the Federal Voting Assist ance Program carried out under the Uniformed and Overseas Citi zens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) functions effec tively to support absentee voting by members of the Armed Forces deployed outside the United States in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and all other contingency operations. (2) Not later than 60 days after the date of the submission of the report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the actions that the Secretary has taken to ensure that the military postal system functions effec tively to support the morale of members referred to in such para graph and their ability to vote by absentee ballot. (b) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF POSTAL SYSTEM IMPROVE MENTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report specifying— (1) the actions taken to implement the recommendations of the Military Postal Service Agency Task Force, dated 28 August 2000; and (2) in the case of each recommendation not implemented or not fully implemented as of the date of the submission of the report, the reasons for not implementing or not fully implementing the recommendation, as the case may be. Subtitle J—Military Justice Matters SEC. 571. REVIEW ON HOW SEXUAL OFFENSES ARE COVERED BY UNI FORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall review the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Manual for Courts Martial with the objective of determining what changes are required to improve the ability of the military justice system to address issues relating to sexual assault and to conform the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Manual for Courts Martial more closely to other Federal laws and regulations that address such issues. (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2005, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the review carried out under subsection (a). The report shall include the recommendations of the Secretary for revisions

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