,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #baa #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aiid ,report ,no4 #aac-bic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ae1 #bjac,mr4 ,harper introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,december #ab1 #bjac;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,gingrey of ,georgia ,december #ab1 #bjac;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to terminate the ,election ,assistance ,commission4 #a4 ,short title2 findings 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,election ,assistance ,commission ,termination ,act4 7b7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7,,hava7 authorized annual appropriations of not more than #aj1jjj1jjj for the ,election ,assistance ,commission 7,,eac7 for fiscal years #bjjc1 #bjjd1 and #bjje4 ,funding for additional years has not been authorized1 and in fiscal year #bjaa the ,,eac's budget grew to nearly #ah1jjj1jjj4 7#b7 ,between #bjjg and #bjaa1 the number of staff at the ,,eac grew from #bf to #dh without an increase in statutory responsibility4 7#c7 #ee percent of the ,,eac's fiscal year #bjad budget request is devoted to management costs1 the third consecutive year for which management costs have exceeded one-half of the ,,eac's budget4 7#d7 ,the ,,eac has distributed more than #c4b billion in election reform grants to the ,states4 ,the most recent year for which appropriations for these grants were enacted or were requested in the ,president's annual budget was fiscal year #bjaj4 7#e7 ,the ,,eac last issued voluntary voting system guidelines in #bjje4 ,a total of #aa voting systems currently hold a certification from the ,,eac4 7#f7 ,the research division of the ,,eac has substantially completed the reports required by ,,hava4 7#g7 ,the ,national ,association of ,secretaries of ,state adopted resolutions calling for the dissolution of the ,,eac in #bjje and #bjaj4 7#h7 ,the ,,eac has not had a quorum of commissioners since ,december #bjaj1 and has not had any commissioners since ,december #bjaa4 ,the ,,eac has not had an ,executive ,director since ,december #bjaa1 and has not had a ,general ,counsel since ,may #bjab4 7#i7 ,the existence of the ,,eac is not necessary to the conduct of ,federal elections and is an unnecessary expenditure of taxpayer funds4 ,any functions of the ,,eac worth continuing can be performed by other government entities1 consortia of government entities1 or private associations4 #b4 ,termination of election assistance commission 7a7 ,termination ,the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new title3 ,x ,termination of ,commission #ajja4 ,termination ,effective on the ,commission termination date1 the ,commission 7including the ,election ,assistance ,commission ,standards ,board and the ,election ,assistance ,commission ,board of ,advisors under part #b of subtitle ,a of title ,,ii7 is terminated and may not carry out any programs or activities4 #ajjb4 ,office of management and budget to perform transition functions ,except as provided in section #ajjd1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall1 effective upon the ,commission termination date-- 7#a7 perform the functions of the ,commission with respect to contracts and agreements described in subsection #ajjc7;a7 until the expiration of such contracts and agreements1 but shall not renew any such contract or agreement2 and 7#b7 take the necessary steps to wind up the affairs of the ,commission4 #ajjc4 ,savings provisions 7a7 ,prior contracts ,the termination of the ,commission under this title shall not affect any contract that has been entered into by the ,commission before the ,commission termination date4 ,all such contracts shall continue in effect until modified1 superseded1 terminated1 set aside1 or revoked in accordance with law by an authorized ,federal official1 a court of competent jurisdiction1 or operation of law4 7b7 ,obligations of recipients of payments 7#a7 ,in general ,the termination of the ,commission under this title shall not affect the authority of any recipient of a payment made by the ,commission under this ,act prior to the ,commission termination date to use any portion of the payment that remains unobligated as of the ,commission termination date1 and the terms and conditions that applied to the use of the payment at the time the payment was made shall continue to apply4 7#b7 ,special rule for ,states receiving requirements payments ,in the case of a requirements payment made to a ,state under part #a of subtitle ,d of title ,,ii1 the terms and conditions applicable to the use of the payment for purposes of the ,state's obligations under this subsection 7as well as any obligations in effect prior to the termination of the ,commission under this subtitle71 and for purposes of any applicable requirements imposed by regulations promulgated by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 shall be the general terms and conditions applicable under ,federal law1 rules1 and regulations to payments made by the ,federal ,government to a ,state1 except that to the extent that such general terms and conditions are inconsistent with the terms and conditions that are specified under part #a of subtitle ,d of title ,,ii or section #ijb1 the terms and conditions specified under such part and such section shall apply4 7c7 ,pending proceedings 7#a7 ,no effect on pending proceedings ,the termination of the ,commission under this title shall not affect any proceeding to which the ,commission is a party that is pending on the ,commission termination date1 including any suit to which the ,commission is a party that is commenced prior to such date1 and the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall be substituted or added as a party to the proceeding4 7#b7 ,treatment of orders ,in the case of a proceeding described in paragraph 7#a71 an order may be issued1 an appeal may be taken1 judgments may be rendered1 and payments may be made as if the ,commission had not been terminated4 ,any such order shall continue in effect until modified1 terminated1 superseded1 or revoked by an authorized ,federal official1 a court of competent jurisdiction1 or operation of law4 7#c7 ,construction relating to discontinuance or modification ,nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any proceeding described in paragraph 7#a7 under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if the ,commission had not been terminated4 7#d7 ,regulations for transfer of proceedings ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget may issue regulations providing for the orderly transfer of proceedings described in paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,judicial review ,orders and actions of the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget in the exercise of functions of the ,commission under section #ajjb shall be subject to judicial review to the same extent and in the same manner as if such orders and actions had been issued or taken by the ,commission4 ,any requirements relating to notice1 hearings1 action upon the record1 or administrative review that apply to any function of the ,commission shall apply to the exercise of such function by the ,director4 #ajjd4 ,return to ,federal ,election ,commission of authority to carry out certain functions under ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic ,effective on the ,commission termination date1 there are transferred to the ,federal ,election ,commission any functions transferred to the ,election ,assistance ,commission under section #hjb 7relating to functions described in section #i7;a7 of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic74 #ajje4 ,commission termination date ,the ,commission termination date is the first date following the expiration of the #fj-;day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this title4 4 7b7 ,termination of ,technical ,guidelines ,development ,committee ,section #bba of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecfa7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7g7 ,termination ,effective on the ,commission termination date described in section #ajje1 the ,development ,committee is terminated4 4 7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents of such ,act is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,title ,x--,termination of ,commission,sec4 #ajja4 ,termination4,sec4 #ajjb4 ,office of ,management and ,budget to perform transition functions4,sec4 #ajjc4 ,savings provisions4,sec4 #ajjd4 ,return to ,federal ,election ,commission of authority to carry out certain functions under ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic4,sec4 #ajje4 ,commission termination date4 4 #c4 ,conforming amendments relating to return of certain authority to federal election commission 7a7 ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga ,section #caa7;a7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #dch7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of paragraph 7#h72 7#b7 by striking the period at the end of paragraph 7#i7 and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#aj7 carry out the duties described in section #i7;a7 of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic4 4 7b7 ,national voter registration act of #aiic ,section #i7;a7 of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;gg-#g7;a77 is amended by striking ,election ,assistance ,commission and inserting ,federal ,election ,commission4 7c7 ,effective ,date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the ,commission termination date described in section #ajje of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7as added by section #b7;a774 ,december #ab1 #bjac;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed