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 ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a
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,homel& ,security to e/abli% a program  
to improve election sy/em cyb]security  
by facilitat+ & enc\rag+ assessm5ts by  
indep5d5t te*nical exp]ts to id5tify &  
report election cyb]security            
vuln]abilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
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date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
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kn[n z ! ,hack ! ,election ,program to  
improve ! cyb]security ( ! sy/ems us$ to
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indep5d5t te*nical exp]ts1 9 coop]ation 
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election s]vice provid]s1 to id5tify &  
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%all-- 7#a7 e/abli% a recurr+           
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id5tify+ & report+ election cyb]security
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competition2  7#d7 e/abli% a process =  
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election s]vice provid]s to volunt>ily  
p>ticipate 9 ! program by designat+     
specific election sy/ems1 p]iods ( "t1 &
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te*nical exp]ts2 &  7#e7 promptly notify
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election s]vice provid]s ab\t relevant  
election cyb]security vuln]abilities    
discov]$ ?r\gh ! competition1 & provide 
te*nical assi/ance 9 rem$y+ !           
vuln]abilities4  7d7 ,use ( s]vice      
provid]s ,! ,secret>y may aw>d          
competitive contracts z necess>y to     
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vuln]ability if ! p]son reports !       
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7a7 %all n apply to any p]son t-- 7#a7  
acts outside ! scope ( ! ,hack !        
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election cyb]security vuln]ability2 or  
7#c7 publicly exposes an election       
cyb]security vuln]ability be=e report+ !
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,def9itions  ,9 ?is ,act1 ! foll[+      
def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,! t]ms election 
& ,f$]al (fice h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 

9 section #cja ( ! ,f$]al ,election     
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#cjaja74  7#b7 ,! t]m election          
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affects an election sy/em4  7#c7 ,! t]m 
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provid+1 support+1 or ma9ta9+ an        
election sy/em on behalf ( a ,/ate or   
local election (ficial1 su* z a         
contractor or v5dor4  7#d7 ,! t]m       
election sy/em means any in=mation sy/em
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,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 us$ = ! managem5t1 
support1 or adm9i/ration ( an election =
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vot] regi/ration website or database1 an
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(ficial4  7#e7 ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 or1 ^u   
designation by ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    

,security1 ! ,deputy ,secret>y ( ,homel&
 ,security1 ! ,"u ,secret>y responsible 
= ov]see+ critical infra/ructure        
protection1 cyb]security1 & o!r relat$  
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 or a            
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