,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjai,ms4 ,spanb]g] introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,p]man5t ,select
 ,committee on ,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! ,director ( ,national     
,intellig5ce to submit a pre-election   
?reat assessm5t prior to ea* regul>ly   
s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,elections
 ,?r\gh ,intellig5ce ,act4  #b4         
,pre-election ?reat assessm5ts  7a7     
,submission ( assessm5t by ,,dni ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days be=e ! date ( ea*        
regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al 
(fice1 ! ,director ( ,national          
,intellig5ce %all submit an assessm5t ( 
! full scope ( ?reats to election       
infra/ructure1 includ+ cyb]security     
?reats pos$ by /ate actors & t]rori/    
gr\ps1 & recomm5dations to address or   
mitigate ! ?reats1 z develop$ by !      
,secret>y & ,*airman1 to--  7#a7 ! *ief 

,/ate election (ficial ( ea* ,/ate2     
7#b7 ! ,committees on ,homel& ,security 
& ,h\se ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives & ! ,committees on      
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 & ,rules & ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,s5ate2 & 
7#c7 any o!r appropriate congressional  
committees4  7b7 ,updates to initial    
assessm5ts ,if1 at any "t aft] submitt+ 
an assessm5t ) respect to an election "u
 subsection 7a71 ! ,director ( ,national
 ,intellig5ce det]m9es t ! assessm5t    
%\ld be updat$ to reflect new in=mation 
reg>d+ ! ?reats involv$1 ! ,director    
%all submit a revis$ assessm5t "u su*   
subsection4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7
 ,! t]m ,*airman means ! *air ( !       
,election ,assi/ance ,commission4  7#b7 
,! t]m *ief ,/ate election (ficial      
means1 ) respect to a ,/ate1 !          
individual designat$ by ! ,/ate "u      
section #aj ( ! ,national ,vot]         
,regi/ration ,act ( #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bjeji7 to be responsible = coord9ation

 ( ! ,/ate's responsibilities "u su*    
,act4  7#c7 ,! t]m election             
infra/ructure means /orage facilities1  
poll+ places1 & c5traliz$ vote          
tabulation locations us$ to support !   
adm9i/ration ( elections = public (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 ( an 
election ag5cy4  7#d7 ,! t]m ,secret>y  
means ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4  
7#e7 ,! t]m ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 su*  
t]m 9 section #ija ( ! ,help ,am]ica    
,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4       
#baada74  7d7 ,effective date ,?is ,act 
%all apply ) respect to ! regul>ly      

s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice    
held 9 ,novemb] #bjbj & ea* succe$+     
regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al 
(fice4