,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjah,mr4  
,rask9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hoy]1 ,mr4     
,s>banes1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1   
,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4         
,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 & ,ms4
 ,m5g7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !    
,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb to     
prohibit ,/ates f ent]+ into agreem5ts )
 v5dors = ! provision1 support1 or      
ma9t5ance ( election sy/ems if ! v5dors 
are own$ or controll$ by p]sons :o are n
 citiz5s1 nationals1 or p]man5t resid5ts
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or d n meet          
cyb]security be/ practices1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,election ,v5dor ,security 
,act4  #b4 ,prohibit+ agreem5ts ) v5dors
 = op]ation ( election sy/ems :o are    
=eign nationals or :o fail to meet      
cyb]security be/ practices  7a7         
,prohibition ,title ,,iii ( ! ,help     

,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc et seq47 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections #cjd & #cje 
z sections #cje & #cjf2 &  7#b7 by      
ins]t+ aft] section #cjc ! foll[+ new   
section3  #cjd4 ,requirem5ts = v5dors ( 
election sy/ems  7a7 ,prohibit+         
agreem5ts ) v5dors fail+ ,to meet       
requirem5ts ,a ,/ate1 unit ( local      
gov]nm5t1 or any compon5t ( a ,/ate or  
unit ( local gov]nm5t :i* is responsible
 = ! adm9i/ration ( an election = ,f$]al
 (fice may n ent] into an agreem5t ) a  
v5dor to provide1 support1 or ma9ta9 any
 compon5t ( ! election sy/em unless !   
v5dor meets ! crit]ia describ$ 9        
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,crit]ia = v5dors  
,! crit]ia describ$ 9 ?is subsection )  
respect to a v5dor are z foll[s1 z      
e/abli%$ & publi%$ by ! ,*air ( !       
,commission 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,homel& ,security3  7#a7 ,! v5dor %all
 c]tify t x is own$ & controll$ by a    
citiz51 national1 or p]man5t resid5t ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 & t none ( its          

activities are direct$1 sup]vis$1       
controll$1 subsidiz$1 or f9anc$1 & none 
( its policies are det]m9$ by1 any =eign
 pr9cipal 7z def9$ 9 section #a7;b7 ( ! 
,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;b771 or by any ag5t
 ( a =eign pr9cipal requir$ to regi/] "u
 su* ,act4  7#b7 ,! v5dor %all disclose 
to ! ,*air & ! ,secret>y1 & to ! *ief   
,/ate election (ficial ( any ,/ate 9 :i*
 ! v5dor provides1 supports1 or ma9ta9s 
any compon5t ( an election sy/em1 any   
s\rc+ outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates = p>ts ( !
 sy/em4  7#c7 ,! v5dor %all ensure t !  
election sy/em w be develop$ & ma9ta9$ 9
 a mann] t is consi/5t ) ! cyb]security 
be/ practices e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7c74  7#d7 ,! v5dor %all ma9ta9 its     
in=mation te*nology infra/ructure 9 a   
mann] t is consi/5t ) ! cyb]security be/
 practices e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c74  
7#e7 ,! v5dor %all report any kn[n or   
suspect$ security incid5ts involv+      
election sy/ems to ! *ief ,/ate election
 (ficial ( ! ,/ate involv$ or !         

(ficial's designee1 ! ,*air1 & !        
,secret>y n lat] ?an #aj days aft] !    
v5dor fir/ kn[s or suspects t ! incid5t 
occurr$4  7c7 ,cyb]security be/         
practices ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,*air
 & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all 
e/abli% & publi% cyb]security be/       
practices = v5dors :o provide1 support1 
or ma9ta9 election sy/ems1 & %all       
e/abli% & publi% updates to su* be/     
practices at su* times z ! ,*air & !    
,secret>y consid] appropriate4  7d7     
,availability ( li/ ( p>ticipat+ v5dors 
7#a7 ,submission ( li/ to ,commission ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days be=e ! date ( ea*    
regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al 
(fice 7beg9n+ ) ! election held 9       
,novemb] #bjah71 ea* ,/ate %all submit  
to ! ,commission a li/ ( all v5dors :o w
 be provid+1 support+1 or ma9ta9+ any   
compon5t ( any election sy/em :i* w be  
us$ to c>ry out su* election 9 ! ,/ate4 
7#b7 ,po/+ by ,commission ,^u receiv+ a 
li/ f a ,/ate "u p>agraph 7#a71 !       

,commission %all po/ ! li/ on ! (ficial 
public website ( ! ,commission4  7e7    
,election sy/em def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m election sy/em means any sy/em us$ 9
 ! adm9i/ration ( elections = ,f$]al    
(fice1 z well z relat$ in=mation &      
communications te*nology1 includ+ vot]  
regi/ration databases1 vot+ ma*9es1     
electronic mail & o!r communications    
sy/ems 7includ+ electronic mail & o!r   
sy/ems ( v5dors :o h ent]$ into         
contracts ) election ag5cies to support 
! adm9i/ration ( elections1 manage !    
election process1 & report & display    
election results71 & o!r sy/ems us$ to  
manage ! election process & to report & 
display election results on behalf ( a  
,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t4  4  7b7 
,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+ to en=cem5t      
,section #dja ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 
#baaaa7 is am5d$ by /rik+ & #cjc &      
ins]t+ #cjc1 & #cjd4  7c7 ,cl]ical      
am5dm5ts ,! table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act  
is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ ! items  
relat+ to sections #cjd & #cje z relat+ 

to sections #cje & #cjf2 &  7#b7 by     
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#cjc ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #cjd4    
,requirem5ts = v5dors ( election sy/ems4
  4  7d7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts    
made by ?is section %all apply ) respect
 to ! regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al election =  
,f$]al (fice held 9 ,novemb] #bjah & ea*
 succe$+ election = ,f$]al (fice4