shall apply with respect to this Act in the same manner as such section applies to such Act. (f) Relation to other laws Except as provided, nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize or require conduct prohibited under, or to supersede, restrict, or limit the application of any of the following: (1) The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.). (2) The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.). (3) The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.). (4) The Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.). 10. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) The term chief State election official means, with respect to a State, the individual designated by the State under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20509 ) to be responsible for coordination of the State’s responsibilities under such Act. (2) The term Commission means the Election Assistance Commission. (3) The term State means each of the several States and the District of Columbia. 11. Effective date (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to a State beginning January 1, 2019. (b) Waiver Subject to the approval of the Commission, if a State certifies to the Commission that the State will not meet the deadline referred to in subsection (a) because of extraordinary circumstances and includes in the certification the reasons for the failure to meet the deadline, subsection (a) shall apply to the State as if the reference in such subsection to January 1, 2019 were a reference to January 1, 2021 .