; standard of review; fees (a) Private right of action Any person eighteen years of age and older who is aggrieved by a denial or abridgment of the right of a citizen of the United States to vote on account of age may commence a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States for relief. (b) Standard of review A denial or abridgment of the right of a citizen of the United States to vote on account of age shall be established in a private right of action under subsection (a) if a qualification or prerequisite to voting or standard, practice, or procedure— (1) has the effect of denying or abridging to citizens eighteen years of age and older the due process or equal protection of the laws that are guaranteed to them under the 14th and 26th Amendments of the Constitution of the United States; and (2) is not necessary to advance any compelling interest of a State or political subdivision. (c) Fees and costs The court, in an action under this section, shall allow the plaintiff, if the prevailing party, to recover from the defendant reasonable attorneys’ and expert witness fees, and other costs of the action. . 5. Treatment of public institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies under National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (a) In general 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 offices within public institutions of higher education, as defined in section 101 and section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ; 20 U.S.C. 1002(c) ), that provide assistance to students. . (b) Application Section 4(b) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20503(b) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately