; and (C) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, with the consent of the Attorney General, assist in the selection, recruitment, hiring, training, or deployment of these or other individuals authorized by the Attorney General for the purpose of observing whether persons who are entitled to vote are being permitted to vote and whether those votes are being properly tabulated. . (3) Termination of certain appointments of observers Section 13(a)(1) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10309(a)(1) ) is amended by striking notifies the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and inserting determines, . 108. Clarification of authority to seek relief (a) Poll tax Section 10(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10306(b) ) is amended by striking the Attorney General is authorized and directed to institute forthwith in the name of the United States such actions, and inserting an aggrieved person or (in the name of the United States) the Attorney General may institute such actions . (b) Cause of action Section 12(d) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10308(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) (1) Whenever there are reasonable grounds to believe that any person has engaged in, or is about to engage in, any act or practice that would (1) deny any citizen the right to register, to cast a ballot, or to have that ballot counted properly and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast in violation of the 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, or 26th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, (2) violate subsection (a) or (b) of section 11, or (3) violate any other provision of this Act or any other Federal voting rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, an aggrieved person or (in the name of the United States) the Attorney General may institute an action for preventive relief, including an application for a temporary or permanent injunction,