,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,harper 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cole1  
,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan1 and ,mr4    
,rokita7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
reduce ,federal spending and the deficit
 by terminating taxpayer financing of   
presidential election campaigns and     
party conventions and by terminating the
 ,election ,assistance ,commission4  ,i 
,termination of taxpayer financing of   
presidential election campaigns  #aja4  
,termination of taxpayer financing of   
presidential election campaigns  7a7    
,termination of designation of income   
tax payments ,section #fjif of the      

,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7d7          
,termination ,this section shall not    
apply to taxable years beginning after  
,december #ca1 #bjab4  4  7b7           
,termination of fund and account  7#a7  
,termination of presidential election   
campaign fund  7,a7 ,in general ,chapter
 #ie of subtitle ,h of such ,code is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #ijad4          
,termination ,the provisions of this    
chapter shall not apply with respect to 
any presidential election 7or any       
presidential nominating convention7     
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 or to any candidate in such an 
election4  4  7,b7 ,transfer of excess  
funds to general fund ,section #ijjf of 
such ,code is amended by adding at the  
end the following new subsection3  7d7  
,transfer of funds remaining after      
termination ,the ,secretary shall       
transfer all amounts in the fund after  

the date of the enactment of this       
section to the general fund of the      
,treasury1 to be used only for reducing 
the deficit4  4  7#b7 ,termination of   
account ,chapter #if of subtitle ,h of  
such ,code is amended by adding at the  
end the following new section3  #ijdc4  
,termination ,the provisions of this    
chapter shall not apply to any candidate
 with respect to any presidential       
election after the date of the enactment
 of this section4  4  7c7 ,clerical     
amendments  7#a7 ,the table of sections 
for chapter #ie of subtitle ,h of such  
,code is amended by adding at the end   
the following new item3  ,sec4 #ijad4   
,termination4  4  7#b7 ,the table of    
sections for chapter #if of subtitle ,h 
of such ,code is amended by adding at   
the end the following new item3  ,sec4  
#ijdc4 ,termination4  4  ,,ii           
,termination of ,election ,assistance   
,commission  #bja4 ,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  ,a         
,termination  #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 ,transfer of        
operations to office of management and  
budget during transition  7a7 ,in       
,general ,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 section #ajjc7;a7 until the
 expiration of such contracts and       
agreements1 but shall not renew any such

 contract or agreement2 and  7#b7 shall 
take the necessary steps to wind up the 
affairs of the ,commission4  7b7        
,exception for ,functions ,transferred  
to ,other ,agencies ,subsection 7a7 does
 not apply with respect to any functions
 of the ,commission that are transferred
 under subtitle ,b4  #ajjc4 ,savings    
provisions  7a7 ,prior contracts ,the   
termination of the ,commission under    
this subtitle 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 subtitle 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 subtitle shall   
not affect any proceeding to which the  
,commission is a party that is pending  
on such date1 including any suit to     
which the ,commission is a party that is
 commenced prior to such date1 and the  
applicable official 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 applicable official in the exercise 
of functions of the ,commission 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 
applicable official4  7e7 ,applicable   
official defined ,in this section1 the  
applicable official means1 with respect 
to any proceeding1 order1 or action--   
7#a7 the ,director of the ,office of    
,management and ,budget1 to the extent  
that the proceeding1 order1 or action   
relates to functions performed by the   
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget under section #ajjb2 or     
7#b7 the ,federal ,election ,commission1
 to the extent that the proceeding1     
order1 or action relates to a function  
transferred under subtitle ,b4  #ajjd4  
,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 subtitle4 
,b ,transfer of ,certain ,authorities   
#ajaa4 ,transfer of election            
administration functions to federal     
election commission ,there are          
transferred to the ,federal ,election   
,commission 7hereafter in this section  
referred to as the ,,fec7 the following 
functions of the ,commission3  7#a7 ,the
 adoption of voluntary voting system    
guidelines1 in accordance with part #c  
of subtitle ,a of title ,,ii4  7#b7 ,the
 testing1 certification1                
decertification1 and recertification of 
voting system hardware and software by  
accredited laboratories1 in accordance  
with subtitle ,b of title ,,ii4  7#c7   
,the maintenance of a clearinghouse of  
information on the experiences of ,state
 and local governments in implementing  
voluntary voting system guidelines and  
in operating voting systems in general4 
7#d7 ,the development of a standardized 
format for reports submitted by ,states 
under section #ajb7;c7 of the ,uniformed

 and ,overseas ,citizens ,absentee      
,voting ,act1 and the making of such    
format available to ,states and units of
 local government submitting such       
reports1 in accordance with section     
#gjc7;b74  7#e7 ,any functions          
transferred to the ,commission under    
section #hja 7relating to functions of  
the former ,office of ,election         
,administration of the ,,fec74  7#f7    
,any functions transferred to the       
,commission under section #hjb 7relating
 to functions described in section      
#i7;a7 of the ,national ,voter          
,registration ,act of #aiic74  7#g7 ,any
 functions of the ,commission under     
section #afjd7;a7 of the ,national      
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-ajg2    
#aae ,stat4 #abgg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4        
#aigg;ff note7 7relating to establishing
 guidelines and providing technical     
assistance with respect to electronic   
voting demonstration projects of the    
,secretary of ,defense74  7#h7 ,any     

functions of the ,commission under      
section #ehi7;e77#a7 of the ,military   
and ,overseas ,voter ,empowerment ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff-#g7;e77#a77     
7relating to providing technical        
assistance with respect to technology   
pilot programs for the benefit of absent
 uniformed services voters and overseas 
voters74  #ajab4 ,effective date ,the   
transfers under this subtitle shall take
 effect on the ,commission termination  
date described in section #ajjd4  4  7b7
 ,clerical amendment ,the table of      
contents of such ,act is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  ,title
 ,x--,termination of ,commission        
,subtitle ,a--,termination ,sec4 #ajja4 
,termination4 ,sec4 #ajjb4 ,transfer of 
operations to ,office of ,management and
 ,budget during transition4 ,sec4 #ajjc4
 ,savings provisions4 ,sec4 #ajjd4      
,commission termination date4 ,subtitle 
,b--,transfer of ,certain ,authorities  
,sec4 #ajaa4 ,transfer of election      
administration functions to ,federal    

,election ,commission4 ,sec4 #ajab4     
,effective date4  4  #bjb4 ,replacement 
of standards board and board of advisors
 with guidelines review board  7a7      
,replacement ,part #b of subtitle ,a of 
title ,,ii of the ,help ,america ,vote  
,act of #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecda et  
seq47 is amended to read as follows3  #b
 ,guidelines ,review ,board  #baa4      
,establishment ,there is established the
 ,guidelines ,review ,board 7hereafter  
in this part referred to as the ,board74
  #bab4 ,duties ,the ,board shall1 in   
accordance with the procedures described
 in part #c1 review the voluntary voting
 system guidelines under such part4     
#bac4 ,membership  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,board shall be composed of #hb members 
appointed as follows3  7#a7 ,one ,state 
or local election official from each    
,state1 to be selected by the chief     
,state election official of the ,state1 
who shall take into account the needs of
 both ,state and local election         
officials in making the selection4  7#b7

 #b members appointed by the ,national  
,conference of ,state ,legislatures4    
7#c7 #b members appointed by the        
,national ,association of ,secretaries  
of ,state4  7#d7 #b members appointed by
 the ,national ,association of ,state   
,election ,directors4  7#e7 #b members  
appointed by the ,national ,association 
of ,county ,recorders1 ,election        
,administrators1 and ,clerks4  7#f7 #b  
members appointed by the ,election      
,center4  7#g7 #b members appointed by  
the ,international ,association of      
,county ,recorders1 ,election           
,officials1 and ,treasurers4  7#h7 #b   
members appointed by the ,united ,states
 ,commission on ,civil ,rights4  7#i7 #b
 members appointed by the ,architectural
 and ,transportation ,barrier           
,compliance ,board under section #ejb of
 the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #gib74  7#aj7 ,the chief of   
the ,voting ,section of the ,civil      
,rights ,division of the ,department of 
,justice or the chief's designee4  7#aa7

 ,the director of the ,federal ,voting  
,assistance ,program of the ,department 
of ,defense4  7#ab7 ,the ,director of   
the ,national ,institute of ,standards  
and ,technology or the ,director's      
designee4  7#ac7 #d members representing
 professionals in the field of science  
and technology1 of whom--  7,a7 one each
 shall be appointed by the ,speaker and 
the ,minority ,leader of the ,house of  
,representatives2 and  7,b7 one each    
shall be appointed by the ,majority     
,leader and the ,minority ,leader of the
 ,senate4  7#ad7 #d members representing
 voter interests1 of whom--  7,a7 one   
each shall be appointed by the chair and
 ranking minority member of the         
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7,b7 one each shall be appointed by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the
 ,committee on ,rules and               
,administration of the ,senate4  7b7    
,manner of appointments  7#a7 ,in       
general ,appointments shall be made to  

the ,board under subsection 7a7 in a    
manner which ensures that the ,board    
will be bipartisan in nature and will   
reflect the various geographic regions  
of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,special  
rule for certain appointments ,the #b   
individuals who are appointed as members
 of the ,board under each of the        
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#i7 of         
subsection 7a7 may not be members of the
 same political party4  7c7 ,term of    
service2 vacancy ,members of the ,board 
shall serve for a term of #b years1 and 
may be reappointed4 ,any vacancy in the 
,board shall be filled in the manner in 
which the original appointment was made4
  7d7 ,executive board  7#a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #fj days after the day 
on which the appointment of its members 
is completed1 the ,board shall select #i
 of its members to serve as the         
,executive ,board of the ,guidelines    
,review ,board1 of whom--  7,a7 not more
 than #e may be ,state election         
officials2  7,b7 not more than #e may be

 local election officials2 and  7,c7 not
 more than #e may be members of the same
 political party4  7#b7 ,terms ,except  
as provided in paragraph 7#c71 members  
of the ,executive ,board of the ,board  
shall serve for a term of #b years and  
may not serve for more than #c          
consecutive terms4  7#c7 ,staggering of 
initial terms ,of the members first     
selected to serve on the ,executive     
,board of the ,board--  7,a7 #c shall   
serve for #a term2  7,b7 #c shall serve 
for #b consecutive terms2 and  7,c7 #c  
shall serve for #c consecutive terms1   
as determined by lot at the time the    
members are first appointed4  7#d7      
,duties ,the ,executive ,board of the   
,board shall carry out such duties of   
the ,board as the ,board may delegate4  
7e7 ,bylaws2 delegation of authority    
,the ,board may promulgate such bylaws  
as it considers appropriate to provide  
for the operation of the ,board1        
including bylaws that permit the        
,executive ,board to grant to any of its

 members the authority to act on behalf 
of the ,executive ,board4  #bad4        
,powers2 no compensation for service    
7a7 ,hearings and sessions  7#a7 ,in    
general ,to the extent that funds are   
made available by the ,federal ,election
 ,commission1 the ,board may hold such  
hearings for the purpose of carrying out
 this ,act1 sit and act at such times   
and places1 take such testimony1 and    
receive such evidence as the ,board     
considers advisable to carry out this   
title1 except that the ,board may not   
issue subpoenas requiring the attendance
 and testimony of witnesses or the      
production of any evidence4  7#b7       
,meetings ,the ,board shall hold a      
meeting of its members--  7,a7 not less 
frequently than once every #b years for 
purposes of selecting the ,executive    
,board and voting on the voluntary      
voting system guidelines referred to it 
under section #bbb2 and  7,b7 at such   
other times as it considers appropriate 
for purposes of conducting such other   

business as it considers appropriate    
consistent with this title4  7b7        
,information from ,federal agencies ,the
 ,board may secure directly from any    
,federal department or agency such      
information as the ,board considers     
necessary to carry out this ,act4 ,upon 
request of the ,executive ,board1 the   
head of such department or agency shall 
furnish such information to the ,board4 
7c7 ,postal services ,the ,board may use
 the ,united ,states mails in the same  
manner and under the same conditions as 
a department or agency of the ,federal  
,government4  7d7 ,administrative       
support services ,upon the request of   
the ,executive ,board1 the              
,administrator of the ,general ,services
 ,administration shall provide to the   
,board1 on a reimbursable basis1 the    
administrative support services that are
 necessary to enable the ,board to carry
 out its duties under this title4  7e7  
,no compensation for service ,members of
 the ,board shall not receive any       

compensation for their service1 but     
shall be paid travel expenses1 including
 per diem in lieu of subsistence1 at    
rates authorized for employees of       
agencies under subchapter ,i of chapter 
#eg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
while away from their homes or regular  
places of business in the performance of
 services for the ,board4  #bae4 ,status
 of board and members for purposes of   
claims against board  7a7 ,in general   
,the provisions of chapters #afa and    
#aga of title #bh1 ,united ,states      
,code1 shall apply with respect to the  
liability of the ,board and its members 
for acts or omissions performed pursuant
 to and in the course of the duties and 
responsibilities of the ,board4  7b7    
,exception for ,criminal ,acts and      
,other ,willful ,conduct ,subsection 7a7
 may not be construed to limit personal 
liability for criminal acts or          
omissions1 willful or malicious         
misconduct1 acts or omissions for       
private gain1 or any other act or       

omission outside the scope of the       
service of a member of the ,board4  4   
7b7 ,conforming amendments  7#a7        
,membership on technical guidelines     
development committee ,section          
#bba7;c77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aecfa7;c77#a77 is amended--  7,a7 in  
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking clauses  
7i7 and 7ii7 and inserting the          
following3  7i7 ,members of the         
,guidelines ,review ,board4  2  7,b7 by 
redesignating clause 7iii7 of           
subparagraph 7,a7 as clause 7ii72 and   
7,c7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking  
,standards ,board or ,board of ,advisors
 and inserting ,guidelines ,review      
,board4  7#b7 ,consideration of proposed
 guidelines ,section #bbb7;b7 of such   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecfb7;b77 is      
amended--  7,a7 in the heading1 by      
striking ,board of ,advisors and        
,standards ,board and inserting         
,guidelines ,review ,board2 and  7,b7 by
 striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 and  
inserting the following3  7#b7          

,guidelines review board ,the ,executive
 ,director of the ,commission shall     
submit the guidelines proposed to be    
adopted under this part 7or any         
modifications to such guidelines7 to the
 ,guidelines ,review ,board4  4  7#c7   
,review of proposed guidelines ,section 
#bbb7;c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aecfb7;c77 is amended by striking the  
,board of ,advisors and the ,standards  
,board shall each review and inserting  
the ,guidelines ,review ,board shall    
review4  7#d7 ,final adoption of        
proposed guidelines ,section #bbb7;d7 of
 such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecfb7;d77 is
 amended by striking the ,board of      
,advisors and the ,standards ,board each
 place it appears in paragraphs 7#a7 and
 7#b7 and inserting the ,guidelines     
,review ,board4  7#e7 ,assistance with  
,,nist review of testing laboratories   
,section #bca7;c77#a7 of such ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aecga7;c77#a77 is amended by 
striking the ,standards ,board and the  
,board of ,advisors and inserting the   

,guidelines ,review ,board4  7#f7       
,assisting ,,fec with development of    
standardized format for reports on      
absentee ballots of absent uniformed    
services and overseas voters ,section   
#gjc7;b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aigc;ff-#a note7 is amended by striking
 the ,election ,assistance ,commission  
,board of ,advisors and the ,election   
,assistance ,commission ,standards      
,board and inserting the ,guidelines    
,review ,board4  7c7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of contents of such ,act is 
amended by amending the item relating to
 part #b of subtitle ,a of title ,,ii to
 read as follows3  ,part                
#b--;,guidelines ,review ,board ,sec4   
#baa4 ,establishment4 ,sec4 #bab4       
,duties4 ,sec4 #bac4 ,membership4 ,sec4 
#bad4 ,powers2 no compensation for      
service4 ,sec4 #bae4 ,status of ,board  
and members for purposes of claims      
against ,board4  4  7d7 ,effective ,date
 ,the amendments made by this section   
shall take effect on the ,commission    

termination date described in section   
#ajjd of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act  
of #bjjb 7as added by section #bja7;a774
  #bjc4 ,special requirements relating  
to transfer of certain authorities to   
federal election commission  7a7        
,development and adoption of voluntary  
voting system guidelines  7#a7 ,in      
general ,part #c of subtitle ,a of title
 ,,ii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act  
of #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecfa et seq47 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new section3  #bbc4 ,transfer 
of authority to federal election        
commission  7a7 ,transfer ,effective on 
the ,commission termination date        
described in section #ajjd1 the ,federal
 ,election ,commission 7hereafter in    
this section referred to as the ,,fec7  
shall be responsible for carrying out   
the duties and functions of the         
,commission under this part4  7b7 ,role 
of ,staff ,director ,the ,,fec shall    
carry out the operation and management  
of its duties and functions under this  

part through the ,office of the ,staff  
,director of the ,,fec4  4  7#b7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents of such ,act is amended by     
adding at the end of the item relating  
to part #c of subtitle ,a of title ,,ii 
the following3  ,sec4 #bbc4 ,transfer of
 authority to ,federal ,election        
,commission4  4  7b7 ,testing1          
,certification1 ,decertification1 and   
,recertification of ,voting ,system     
,hardware and ,software  7#a7 ,in       
general ,subtitle ,b of title ,,ii of   
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecga et seq47
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new section3  #bcb4 ,transfer 
of authority to federal election        
commission  7a7 ,transfer  7#a7 ,in     
general ,effective on the ,commission   
termination date described in section   
#ajjd1 the ,federal ,election           
,commission 7hereafter in this section  
referred to as the ,,fec7 shall be      
responsible for carrying out the duties 
and functions of the ,commission under  

this subtitle4  7#b7 ,role of ,staff    
,director ,the ,,fec shall carry out the
 operation and management of its duties 
and functions under this subtitle       
through the ,office of the ,staff       
,director of the ,,fec4  7b7 ,transfer  
of ,office of ,voting ,system ,testing  
and ,certification  7#a7 ,in general    
,there are transferred to the ,,fec all 
functions that the ,office of ,voting   
,system ,testing and ,certification of  
the ,commission 7hereafter in this      
section referred to as the ,office7     
exercised under this subtitle before the
 ,commission termination date4  7#b7    
,transfer of ,property1 ,records1 and   
,personnel  7,a7 ,property and records  
,the contracts1 liabilities1 records1   
property1 appropriations1 and other     
assets and interests of the ,office1    
together with the unexpended balances of
 any appropriations or other funds      
available to the ,office1 are           
transferred and made available to the   
,,fec4  7,b7 ,personnel  7i7 ,in general

 ,the personnel of the ,office are      
transferred to the ,,fec1 except that   
the number of full-time equivalent      
personnel so transferred may not exceed 
the number of full-time equivalent      
personnel of the ,office as of ,january 
#a1 #bjac4  7ii7 ,treatment of employees
 at time of transfer ,an individual who 
is an employee of the ,office who is    
transferred under this section shall not
 be separated or reduced in grade or    
compensation because of the transfer    
during the #a-year period that begins on
 the date of the transfer4  4  7#b7     
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents of such ,act is amended by     
adding at the end of the items relating 
to subtitle ,b of title ,,ii the        
following3  ,sec4 #bcb4 ,transfer of    
authority to ,federal ,election         
,commission4  4  7c7 ,development of    
standardized format for reports on      
absentee balloting by absent uniformed  
services voters and overseas voters     
,section #gjc7;b7 of such ,act 7#db     

,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff-#a note7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
,effective on the ,commission           
termination date described in section   
#ajjd1 the ,federal ,election           
,commission shall be responsible for    
carrying out the duties and functions of
 the ,commission under this subsection44
  #bjd4 ,conforming ,amendments to      
,other ,laws  7a7 ,federal ,election    
,campaign ,act of #aiga  7#a7 ,duties of
 ,,fec ,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 paragraphs3  7#aj7
 provide for the adoption of voluntary  
voting system guidelines1 in accordance 
with part #c of subtitle ,a of title    
,,ii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of
 #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecfa et seq472  
7#aa7 provide for the testing1          

certification1 decertification1 and     
recertification of voting system        
hardware and software by accredited     
laboratories1 in accordance with        
subtitle ,b of title ,,ii of the ,help  
,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #aecga et seq472  7#ab7       
maintain a clearinghouse of information 
on the experiences of ,state and local  
governments in implementing voluntary   
voting system guidelines and in         
operating voting systems in general2    
7#ac7 carry out the duties described in 
section #i7;a7 of the ,national ,voter  
,registration ,act of #aiic2  7#ad7     
develop a standardized format for       
reports submitted by ,states under      
section #ajb7;c7 of the ,uniformed and  
,overseas ,citizens ,absentee ,voting   
,act1 make such format available to     
,states and units of local government   
submitting such reports1 and receive    
such reports in accordance with section 
#ajb7;c7 of such ,act1 in accordance    
with section #gjc7;b7 of the ,help      

,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb2  7#ae7    
carry out the duties described in       
section #afjd7;a77#b7 of the ,national  
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-ajg2    
#aae ,stat4 #abgg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4        
#aigg;ff note72 and  7#af7 carry out the
 duties described in section            
#ehi7;e77#a7 of the ,military and       
,overseas ,voter ,empowerment ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff-#g7;e77#a774  4  7#b7
 ,authorization to enter into private   
contracts to carry out functions        
,section #caa of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4
 #dch7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7g7      
,subject to applicable laws1 the        
,commission may enter into contracts    
with private entities to carry out any  
of the authorities that are the         
responsibility of the ,commission under 
paragraphs 7#aj7 through 7#af7 of       
subsection 7a74  4  7#c7 ,limitation on 
authority to impose requirements on     
,states and units of local government   

,section #caa of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4
 #dch71 as amended by paragraph 7#b71 is
 further amended by adding at the end   
the following new subsection3  7h7      
,nothing in paragraphs 7#aj7 through    
7#af7 of subsection 7a7 or any other    
provision of this ,act shall be         
construed to grant the ,commission the  
authority to issue any rule1 promulgate 
any regulation1 or take any other       
actions that imposes any requirement on 
any ,state or unit of local government1 
except to the extent that the           
,commission had such authority prior to 
the enactment of this subsection or to  
the extent permitted under section      
#i7;a7 of the ,national ,voter          
,registration ,act of #aiic 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;gg-#g7;a774  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 ,uniformed  
and ,overseas ,citizens ,absentee       
,voting ,act  7#a7 ,development of      
standards for ,state reports ,section   
#aja7;b77#aa7 of the ,uniformed and     
,overseas ,citizens ,absentee ,voting   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff7b77#aa77 is
 amended by striking the ,election      
,assistance ,commission and inserting   
the ,federal ,election ,commission4     
7#b7 ,receipt of reports on number of   
absentee ballots transmitted and        
received ,section #ajb7;c7 of such ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff-#a7;c77 is      
amended by striking the ,election       
,assistance ,commission 7established    
under the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of  
#bjjb7 and inserting the ,federal       
,election ,commission4  7d7 ,electronic 
,voting ,demonstration ,projects for    
,secretary of ,defense ,section         
#afjd7;a77#b7 of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-ajg2 #aae      
,stat4 #abgg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigg;ff    

note7 is amended by striking the        
,election ,assistance ,commission and   
inserting the ,federal ,election        
,commission4  7e7 ,technology ,pilot    
,program for ,absent ,military and      
,overseas ,voters ,section #ehi7;e77#a7 
of the ,military and ,overseas ,voter   
,empowerment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#aigc;ff-#g7;e77#a77 is amended by      
striking ,election ,assistance          
,commission and inserting ,federal      
,election ,commission4  7f7 ,effective  
,date ,the amendments made by this      
section shall take effect on the        
,commission termination date described  
in section #ajjd of the ,help ,america  
,vote ,act of #bjjb 7as added by section
 #bja7;a774  #bje4 ,other conforming    
amendments relating to termination  7a7 
,hatch ,act ,section                    
#gcbc7;b77#b77;,b77i77,i7 of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking or the ,election ,assistance   
,commission4  7b7 ,senior ,executive    
,service ,section #cacb7;a77#a77;,c7 of 

title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by striking or the ,election    
,assistance ,commission4  7c7 ,inspector
 ,general ,act of #aigh ,section        
#h;,g7a77#b7 of the ,inspector ,general 
,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is   
amended by striking the ,election       
,assistance ,commission14  7d7          
,effective ,date ,the amendments made by
 this section shall take effect on the  
,commission termination date described  
in section #ajjd of the ,help ,america  
,vote ,act of #bjjb 7as added by section
 #bja7;a774  #bjf4 ,studies  7a7        
,procedures for adoption and            
modification of voluntary voting system 
guidelines  7#a7 ,study ,the            
,comptroller ,general shall conduct a   
study of the procedures used to adopt   
and modify the voluntary voting system  
guidelines applicable to the            
administration of elections for ,federal
 office1 and shall develop              
recommendations on methods to improve   
such procedures1 taking into account the

 needs of persons affected by such      
guidelines1 including ,state and local  
election officials1 voters with         
disabilities1 absent military and       
overseas voters1 and the manufacturers  
of voting systems4  7#b7 ,report ,not   
later than #b years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general shall submit a    
report to ,congress on the study        
conducted under paragraph 7#a71 and     
shall include in the report the         
recommendations developed under such    
paragraph4  7b7 ,procedures for voting  
system testing and certification  7#a7  
,study ,the ,federal ,election          
,commission shall conduct a study of the
 procedures for the testing1            
certification1 decertification1 and     
recertification of voting system        
hardware and software used in elections 
for ,federal office1 and shall develop a
 recommendation on the entity that is   
best suited to oversee and carry out    
such procedures1 taking into            

consideration the needs of persons      
affected by such procedures1 including  
,state and local election officials1    
voters with disabilities1 absent        
military and overseas voters1 and the   
manufacturers of voting systems4  7#b7  
,report ,not later than #b years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,federal ,election ,commission shall
 submit a report to ,congress on the    
study conducted under paragraph 7#a71   
and shall include in the report the     
recommendation developed under such     
paragraph4