Section 5 is the heart of the VRA. Areas of the country with a history of voter suppression and intimidation -- determined decades ago by a formula devised by Congress -- must submit any changes in their election laws to the Department of Justice for clearance.
The public can submit comments to the Federal Register about proposed changes, although Homeland Security isn't required to make changes based on the comments.
Former President Clinton signed the Kyoto Protocol, but also said he would not submit it to the Senate for ratification until several changes were made.
The court last week asked the CBI to submit a written statement on whether it had made any changes to the report after showing it to the minister and the officials.
To counteract criticisms of the changes, Facebook is also launching a new feature on its privacy page that lets users submit questions to its chief officer of policy, Erin Egan.