,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gid ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #a1 #bjag,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hoyer1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 and ,mr4 ,raskin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 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 amend the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb to reauthorize and improve the operation of the ,election ,assistance ,commission1 to provide funds to ,states to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 findings 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,eac ,reauthorization ,act of #bjag4 7b7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the elections for ,federal office which were held in ,november #bjaf were plagued with a number of problems1 including-- 7,a7 foreign interference1 as confirmed by the ,united ,states intelligence community2 7,b7 a worsening voting machine infrastructure that will continue to deteriorate without congressional action2 and 7,c7 a lack of resources at the ,state and local level that will make election administration more challenging4 7#b7 ,the ,election ,assistance ,commission is the only ,federal agency charged with making elections more fair1 accurate1 accessible1 and efficient by providing best practices1 information1 and voting machine certifications to ,states4 7#c7 ,the ,election ,assistance ,commission should be equipped with the tools necessary to undertake its nonpartisan mission of helping ,state and local election officials administer their elections and ensuring the accuracy1 integrity1 and security of our elections4 #b4 ,reauthorization of ,election ,assistance ,commission ,section #baj of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjicj7 is amended by striking for each of the fiscal years #bjjc through #bjje and inserting for each of the fiscal years #bjag through #bjbb4 #c4 ,assistance to ,states for security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes 7a7 ,authorization of funding ,section #beg7;a7 of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajjg7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#e7 ,for fiscal year #bjah1 such sums as may be necessary for such payments1 except that a ,state may use a requirement payment made with funds authorized under this paragraph solely to upgrade the security of the ,state's voter registration lists and voter registration processes and to carry out other activities necessary to meet the requirements of section #cjc7;a77#c7 7relating to the technological security of the ,state's computerized voter registration list74 4 7b7 ,waiver of #e-,percent match requirement ,section #bec7;b77#e7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajjc7;b77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,c7 ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply for purposes of determining the eligibility of a ,state to receive a requirements payment appropriated pursuant to the authorization provided under section #beg7;a77#e7 of this title for fiscal year #bjah4 4 #d4 ,assessment of adequacy of voting systems and machines 7a7 ,assessment ,in consultation with the election officials of each ,state1 the ,election ,assistance ,commission shall carry out an assessment of whether the voting systems1 including the voting machines1 available for use in the elections for ,federal office to be held in #bjah are adequate to meet the demands of such elections4 7b7 ,plan for replacement of outdated and inadequate machines ,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjag1 the ,commission shall submit to ,congress and the ,states a report on the assessment carried out under subsection 7a71 and shall include in the report a plan for replacing voting machines which the ,commission determines1 on the basis of such assessment1 are outdated or otherwise not capable of meeting the demands of the elections for ,federal office to be held in #bjah4 7c7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term ,state has the meaning given such term in section #ija of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baada74 #e4 ,requiring states to participate in post-general election surveys 7a7 ,requirement ,title ,,iii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #cjc the following new section3 #cjc;,a4 ,requiring participation in post-general election surveys 7a7 ,requirement ,each ,state shall furnish to the ,commission such information as the ,commission may request for purposes of conducting any post-election survey of the ,states with respect to the administration of a regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office4 7b7 ,effective date ,this section shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office held in ,november #bjah and any succeeding election4 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 #cjc;,a4 7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents of such ,act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #cjc the following new item3 ,sec4 #cjc;,a4 ,requiring participation in post-general election surveys4 4 #f4 ,reports by ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology on use of funds transferred from ,election ,assistance ,commission 7a7 ,requiring reports on use funds as condition of receipt ,section #bca of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjiga7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,report on use of funds transferred from ,commission ,to the extent that funds are transferred from the ,commission to the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology for purposes of carrying out this section during any fiscal year1 the ,director may not use such funds unless the ,director certifies at the time of transfer that the ,director will submit a report to the ,commission not later than #ij days after the end of the fiscal year detailing how the ,director used such funds during the year4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to fiscal year #bjah and each succeeding fiscal year4 #g4 ,recommendations to improve operations of ,election ,assistance ,commission 7a7 ,assessment of information technology and cybersecurity ,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjag1 the ,election ,assistance ,commission shall carry out an assessment of the security and effectiveness of the ,commission's information technology systems1 including the cybersecurity of such systems4 7b7 ,improvements to administrative complaint procedures 7#a7 ,review of procedures ,the ,election ,assistance ,commission shall carry out a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the ,state-based administrative complaint procedures established and maintained under section #djb of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaab7 for the investigation and resolution of allegations of violations of title ,,iii of such ,act4 7#b7 ,recommendations to streamline procedures ,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjag1 the ,commission shall submit to ,congress a report on the review carried out under paragraph 7#a71 and shall include in the report such recommendations as the ,commission considers appropriate to streamline and improve the procedures which are the subject of the review4