,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fddi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ai1 #bjah,mr4 
,delaney 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,harris1    
,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4      
,cohen1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4         
,del,bene1 and ,mr4 ,keating7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,house             
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb  
to require ,states to take steps to     
ensure that there is no foreign         
ownership or influence on the voting    
systems used in elections1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,protect ,election  
,systems from ,foreign ,control ,act4   
#b4 ,ensuring no foreign ownership or   
influence on voting systems  7a7 ,in    
general ,title ,,iii of the ,help       
,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb       
,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 by redesignating sections #cjd and 
#cje as sections #cje and #cjf2 and     

7#b7 by inserting after section #cjc the
 following new section3  #cjd4 ,ensuring
 no foreign ownership or control over   
voting systems  7a7 ,requiring vendors  
,to be qualified ,each ,state1 unit of  
local government1 or component of a     
,state or unit of local government which
 is responsible for the administration  
of an election for ,federal office shall
 ensure that each vendor who provides1  
supports1 or maintains any component of 
a voting system used in the             
administration of the election is a     
qualified voting systems vendor4  7b7   
,annual evaluation ,to ensure compliance
 ,each ,state1 unit of local government1
 or component of a ,state or unit of    
local government which is responsible   
for the administration of an election   
for ,federal office shall1 not less     
frequently than once each calendar year1
 evaluate each of the vendors who       
provide1 support1 or maintain any       
component of a voting system used in the
 administration of the election to      

ensure that the vendor is a qualified   
voting system vendor4  7c7              
,cybersecurity best practices ,not later
 than #ij days after the date of the    
enactment of this section1 the ,chair of
 the ,commission and the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security shall establish and 
publish cybersecurity best practices for
 vendors who provide1 support1 or       
maintain voting systems1 and shall      
establish and publish updates to such   
best practices at such times as the     
,chair and the ,secretary consider      
appropriate4  7d7 ,guidance and         
technical assistance  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,chair of the ,commission and the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
provide such guidance and technical     
assistance as may be appropriate to     
assist each ,state1 unit of local       
government1 or component of a ,state or 
unit of local government which is       
responsible for the administration of an
 election for ,federal office with its  
obligations under this section4  7#b7   

,database of qualified vendors ,as part 
of providing guidance and technical     
assistance under this subsection1 the   
,commission shall establish and maintain
 a database in which each ,state1 unit  
of local government1 or component of a  
,state or unit of local government which
 is responsible for the administration  
of an election for ,federal office can  
verify whether a vendor is a qualified  
voting systems vendor4  7e7 ,qualified  
voting systems vendor defined  7#a7 ,in 
general ,in this section1 the term      
qualified voting system vendor means a  
person who provides1 supports1 or       
maintains1 or seeks to provide1 support1
 or maintain1 a voting system used in   
the administration of an election for   
,federal office who meets each of the   
following criteria1 as established and  
published by the ,chair of the          
,commission in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security3  7,a7
 ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 
the person is solely owned and          

controlled by a citizen or citizens of  
the ,united ,states4  7,b7 ,the person  
discloses any sourcing outside the      
,united ,states for any parts of the    
voting system to the ,chair of the      
,commission1 the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security1 and the chief ,state        
election official of any ,state in which
 the vendor provides or seeks to provide
 goods or services with respect to the  
voting system4  7,c7 ,the person        
discloses any material change in its    
ownership or control to the ,chair of   
the ,commission1 the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 and the chief      
,state election official of any ,state  
in which the vendor provides goods or   
services with respect to the voting     
system4  7,d7 ,the person agrees to     
ensure that the voting systems will be  
developed and maintained in a manner    
that is consistent with the             
cybersecurity best practices established
 under subsection 7c74  7,e7 ,the person
 agrees to maintain its information     

technology infrastructure in a manner   
that is consistent with the             
cybersecurity best practices established
 under subsection 7c74  7,f7 ,the vendor
 shall report any known or suspected    
security incidents involving voting     
systems to the chief ,state election    
official of the ,state involved or the  
official's designee1 the ,chair1 and the
 ,secretary4  7#b7 ,permitting waiver of
 domestic ownership requirement for     
certain subsidiaries ,the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security may waive the       
requirement of subparagraph 7,a7 of     
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to a person 
who is a ,united ,states subsidiary of a
 parent company which has implemented a 
foreign ownership1 control1 or influence
 mitigation plan that has been approved 
by the ,secretary4 ,such plan shall     
ensure that the parent company cannot   
control1 influence1 or direct the       
subsidiary in any manner that would     
compromise or influence1 or give the    
appearance of compromising or           

influencing1 the independence and       
integrity of an election4  7f7 ,voting  
system defined ,in this section1 the    
term voting system has the meaning given
 such term in section #cja7;b74  4  7b7 
,conforming amendment relating to       
enforcement ,section #dja of such ,act  
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is amended by    
striking and #cjc and inserting #cjc1   
and #cjd4  7c7 ,clerical amendments ,the
 table of contents of such ,act is      
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating the     
items relating to sections #cjd and #cje
 as relating to sections #cje and #cjf2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after the item   
relating to section #cjc the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #cjd4 ,ensuring no     
foreign ownership or control over voting
 systems4  4  7d7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to elections for     
,federal office held in #bjbj or any    
succeeding year4