District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, but does not include any State in which, under a State law in effect continuously on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, there is no voter registration requirement for individuals in the State with respect to elections for Federal office. 4 Availability of HAVA Requirements Payments 8131. Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs of compliance with new requirements (a) In General Section 251(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21001(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking (2) and (3) and inserting (2), (3), and (4)