; (II) any State or federally recognized tribal government; or (III) any county, municipality, board, authority, or other political subdivision of a State. (C) Copies and electronic documents accepted The term applicable identifying document includes— (i) any copy of a document described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and (ii) any document described in subparagraph (A) or (B) which is presented in electronic format. . (b) Payments to States To cover costs of required identification documents (1) In general The Election Assistance Commission shall make payments to States to cover the costs incurred in providing identifications under section 303(c)(5) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as amended by this section. (2) Amount of payment The amount of the payment made to a State under this subsection for any year shall be equal to the amount of fees which would have been collected by the State during the year in providing the identifications required under section 303(c)(5) of such Act if the State had charged the usual and customary rates for such identifications, as determined on the basis of information furnished to the Commission by the State at such time and in such form as the Commission may require. (3) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for payments under this subsection an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. (c) Conforming amendments Section 303(b)(2)(A) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21083(b)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking in person and all that follows and inserting in person, presents to the appropriate State or local election official an applicable identifying document (as defined in subsection (c)(6)); or