; and (B) includes the language minorities described in section 203(g) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 10503(g) ) and any other language minority; (2) the term election cycle means the period which begins on the day after the date of a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office and which ends on the date of the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office; (3) the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and (4) the term voting materials has the meaning given under section 203(b)(3)(A) of the Voting Rights Act of 1065 ( 52 U.S.C. 10503(b)(3)(A) ). (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 5. Study on certain language minority notice requirements (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the Director of the Census, the Attorney General, and the Election Assistance Commission, shall conduct a study on the impact of— (1) reducing the threshold requirement— (A) under subclause (II) of section 203(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10503(b)(2)(A)(i) ) to 7,500 and 5,000, respectively; and (B) under subclause (I) or (III) of section 203(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10503(b)(2)(A)(i) ) to 4 percent, 3 percent, 2.5 percent, and 2 percent, respectively; and (2) expanding the definition of the term language minorities to include native speakers of Arabic, French and Haitian Creole, and any other language that the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).