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H.R.2660 - Election Security Act of 2019









Text: H.R.2660 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in House (05/10/2019)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session


H. R. 2660

To protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 10, 2019

Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Davis of California, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Payne, Mr. Aguilar, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Rose of New York, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Titus, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, and Mr. Correa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Science, Space, and Technology, Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned


A BILL

To protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 101. Short title.

Sec. 102. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements.

Sec. 103. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities.

Sec. 104. Durability and readability requirements for ballots.

Sec. 105. Paper ballot printing requirements.

Sec. 106. Study and report on optimal ballot design.

Sec. 107. Effective date for new requirements.

Sec. 111. Grants for obtaining compliant paper ballot voting systems and carrying out voting system security improvements.

"Sec. 297. Grants for obtaining compliant paper ballot voting systems and carrying out voting system security improvements.

"Sec. 297A. Voting system security improvements described.

"Sec. 297B. Eligibility of States.

"Sec. 297C. Reports to Congress.

"Sec. 297D. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 112. Coordination of voting system security activities with use of requirements payments and election administration requirements under Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Sec. 113. Incorporation of definitions.

Sec. 121. Grants to States for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elections.

"Sec. 298. Grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elections.

"Sec. 298A. Eligibility of States.

"Sec. 298B. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 122. GAO analysis of effects of audits.

Sec. 131. Election infrastructure innovation grant program.

Sec. 201. Election infrastructure designation.

Sec. 202. Timely threat information.

Sec. 203. Security clearance assistance for election officials.

Sec. 204. Security risk and vulnerability assessments.

Sec. 205. Annual reports.

Sec. 206. Pre-election threat assessments.

Sec. 301. National strategy to protect United States democratic institutions.

Sec. 302. National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions.

Sec. 401. Testing of existing voting systems to ensure compliance with election cybersecurity guidelines and other guidelines.

Sec. 402. Treatment of electronic poll books as part of voting systems.

Sec. 403. Pre-election reports on voting system usage.

Sec. 404. Streamlining collection of election information.

Sec. 501. Short title.

Sec. 502. Election Security Bug Bounty Program.

Sec. 503. Definitions.

Sec. 601. Establishment of advisory committee.

Sec. 701. Use of voting machines manufactured in the United States.

Sec. 801. Definitions.

Sec. 802. Initial report on adequacy of resources available for implementation.

Sec. 901. Severability.
SEC. 101. Short title.

This subtitle may be cited as the "Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2019".

SEC. 102. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements.
SEC. 103. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities.

"Sec. 247. Study and report on accessible paper ballot verification mechanisms.".
SEC. 104. Durability and readability requirements for ballots.

Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(7) DURABILITY AND READABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR BALLOTS.—

"(A) DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PAPER BALLOTS.—

"(i) IN GENERAL.—All voter-verified paper ballots required to be used under this Act shall be marked or printed on durable paper.

SEC. 105. Paper ballot printing requirements.
SEC. 106. Study and report on optimal ballot design.
SEC. 107. Effective date for new requirements.

Section 301(d) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(d)) is amended to read as follows:

"(d) Effective Date.—

"(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), each State and jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the requirements of this section on and after January 1, 2006.

SEC. 111. Grants for obtaining compliant paper ballot voting systems and carrying out voting system security improvements.
"SEC. 297. Grants for obtaining compliant paper ballot voting systems and carrying out voting system security improvements.
"SEC. 297A. Voting system security improvements described.
"SEC. 297B. Eligibility of States.

"A State is eligible to receive a grant under this part if the State submits to the Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing—

"SEC. 297C. Reports to Congress.

"Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Commission shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, including the Committees on Homeland Security, House Administration, and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Judiciary, and Rules and Administration of the Senate, on the activities carried out with the funds provided under this part.

"SEC. 297D. Authorization of appropriations.

"Sec. 297. Grants for obtaining compliant paper ballot voting systems and carrying out voting system security improvements.

"Sec. 297A. Voting system security improvements described.

"Sec. 297B. Eligibility of States.

"Sec. 297C. Reports to Congress.

"Sec. 297D. Authorization of appropriations.
SEC. 112. Coordination of voting system security activities with use of requirements payments and election administration requirements under Help America Vote Act of 2002.
SEC. 113. Incorporation of definitions.

"In this Act, the following definitions apply:


"Sec. 901. Definitions.".
SEC. 121. Grants to States for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elections.
"SEC. 298. Grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elections.
"SEC. 298A. Eligibility of States.

"A State is eligible to receive a grant under this part if the State submits to the Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing—

"SEC. 298B. Authorization of appropriations.

"There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this part $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, to remain available until expended.".


"Sec. 298. Grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elections.

"Sec. 298A. Eligibility of States.

"Sec. 298B. Authorization of appropriations.
SEC. 122. GAO analysis of effects of audits.
SEC. 131. Election infrastructure innovation grant program.

"Sec. 318. Social media working group.

"Sec. 319. Transparency in research and development.

"Sec. 320. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development.

"Sec. 321. Election infrastructure innovation grant program.".
SEC. 201. Election infrastructure designation.

Subparagraph (J) of section 2001(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601(3)) is amended by inserting ", including election infrastructure" before the period at the end.

SEC. 202. Timely threat information.

Subsection (d) of section 201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(24) To provide timely threat information regarding election infrastructure to the chief State election official of the State with respect to which such information pertains.".

SEC. 203. Security clearance assistance for election officials.

In order to promote the timely sharing of information on threats to election infrastructure, the Secretary may—

SEC. 204. Security risk and vulnerability assessments.
SEC. 205. Annual reports.
SEC. 206. Pre-election threat assessments.
SEC. 301. National strategy to protect United States democratic institutions.
SEC. 302. National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions.
SEC. 401. Testing of existing voting systems to ensure compliance with election cybersecurity guidelines and other guidelines.
SEC. 402. Treatment of electronic poll books as part of voting systems.
SEC. 403. Pre-election reports on voting system usage.

"Sec. 301A. Pre-election reports on voting system usage.".
SEC. 404. Streamlining collection of election information.

Section 202 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20922) is amended—

SEC. 501. Short title.

This title may be cited as the "Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2019".

SEC. 502. Election Security Bug Bounty Program.
SEC. 503. Definitions.

In this title, the following definitions apply:

SEC. 601. Establishment of advisory committee.
"PART 4Election security grants advisory committee

"SEC. 225. Election security grants advisory committee.

SEC. 701. Use of voting machines manufactured in the United States.

Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)), as amended by section 104 and section 105, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(9) VOTING MACHINE REQUIREMENTS.—By not later than the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office occurring in November 2022, each State shall seek to ensure that any voting machine used in such election and in any subsequent election for Federal office is manufactured in the United States.".

SEC. 801. Definitions.

Except as provided in section 503, in this Act, the following definitions apply:

SEC. 802. Initial report on adequacy of resources available for implementation.

Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Chairman and the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress, including the Committees on Homeland Security and House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, analyzing the adequacy of the funding, resources, and personnel available to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 901. Severability.

If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.


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