; use of intelligent mail barcode (a) In general Subtitle C of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by section 3 and amended by section 5, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 323. Use of prepaid self-sealing return envelopes (a) In general Each State and local jurisdiction shall provide with any voter registration application, absentee ballot application, or blank absentee ballot sent by mail a self-sealing return envelope, where possible, with prepaid postage or subject to an arrangement whereby the State will reimburse the United States Postal Service for the postage of any such return envelope that is sent by mail. (b) Use of Intelligent Mail Barcode for the 2020 General Election and until balloting materials status update service implemented For the 2020 general election and subsequent elections for Federal office (until such time as a State implements a balloting materials status update service which meets the requirements described in section 7(a)(2) of the Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020 ), unless a State or jurisdiction has developed a system that enables voters to track their absentee ballot through the mail, each State and jurisdiction shall provide with each absentee ballot sent by mail a self-sealing return envelope pursuant to subsection (a) that contains an Intelligent Mail barcode as prescribed by the United States Postal Service. (c) State For purposes of this section, the term State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (d) Effective date The requirements of this section shall apply to materials sent by States and local jurisdictions after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 322, as added by section 5, the following new item: Sec. 323. Use of prepaid