; (2) by redesignating the items relating to sections 312 and 313 as relating to sections 313 and 314, respectively; and (3) by inserting after the item relating to section 311 the following new item: Sec. 312. Ballot materials tracking program. . 1303. Election mail and delivery improvements (a) Postmark required for ballots (1) In general Chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, as amended by section 1301(b), is amended by adding at the end the following: 3408. Postmark required for ballots (a) In general In the case of any absentee ballot carried by the Postal Service, the Postal Service shall indicate on the ballot envelope, using a postmark or otherwise— (1) the fact that the ballot was carried by the Postal Service; and (2) the date on which the ballot was mailed. (b) Definitions As used in this section— (1) the term absentee ballot means any ballot transmitted by a voter by mail in an election for Federal office, but does not include any ballot covered by section 3406; and (2) the term election for Federal office means a general, special, primary, or runoff election for the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. . (2) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, as amended by section 1301(b), is amended by adding at the end the following: 3408. Postmark required for ballots. . (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to absentee ballots relating to an election for Federal office occurring on or after January 1, 2024. (b) Greater visibility for ballots (1) In general Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. ), as amended by section 1031(a), section 1044(a), section 1101(a), section 1102(a), section 1103(a), section 1104(a), section 1201(a), section 1301(a), and section 1302(a), is amended— (A) by redesignating sections 313 and 314 as sections 314 and 315, respectively