1. Short title This Act may be cited as the High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2018 . 2. Designation of public high schools as voter registration agencies (a) Requiring designation by States Section 7(a)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) all public high schools (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )) in the State. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to optional designation of other public schools Section 7(a)(3)(B)(i) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(3)(B)(i) ) is amended by striking public schools, and inserting public elementary schools (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )), . 3. Requiring schools to conduct voter registration drives for students (a) Voter registration drives Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20506 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Special rules for public high schools (1) Voter registration drives A voter registration agency that is a public high school shall, at least once during each academic year, conduct a voter registration drive, and set as a goal for that year the registration of all students in the school who are— (A) enrolled in a class in American Government or Economics; (B) at least 17 years old as of April 10 of that year