; or violations of any Federal voting rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3(a) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 10302(a) ) is amended by striking violations of the fourteenth or fifteenth amendment and inserting violations of the 14th or 15th Amendment, violations of this Act, or violations of any Federal voting rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, . 3. Criteria for coverage of States and political subdivisions (a) Determination of States and Political Subdivisions Subject to Section 4( a ) (1) In general Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10303(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Determination of States and Political Subdivisions Subject to Requirements (1) Existence of voting rights violations during previous 15 years (A) Statewide application Subsection (a) applies with respect to a State and all political subdivisions within the State during a calendar year if 5 or more voting rights violations occurred in the State during the previous 15 calendar years, at least one of which was committed by the State itself (as opposed to a political subdivision within the State). (B) Application to specific political subdivisions Subsection (a) applies with respect to a political subdivision during a calendar year if— (i) 3 or more voting rights violations occurred in the subdivision during the previous 15 calendar years