,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #egjg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,loudermilk1 ,mr4 ,walker1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1 ,mr4 ,hagedorn1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,katko1 and ,mr4 ,young7 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 direct the ,election ,assistance ,commission to adopt voluntary guidelines for the use of nonvoting election technology1 to require the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology to submit annual status reports on the extent to which the ,director has carried out the ,director's responsibilities under such ,act and carried out projects requested by the ,election ,assistance ,commission1 to establish an ,election ,cyber ,assistance ,unit in the ,election ,assistance ,commission1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect ,american ,voters ,act4 #b4 ,voluntary guidelines for use of nonvoting election technology 7a7 ,adoption of voluntary guidelines by ,election ,assistance ,commission ,title ,,ii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjiba et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle3 ,e ,voluntary ,guidelines for ,use of ,nonvoting ,election ,technology #big4 ,adoption of voluntary guidelines by ,commission 7a7 ,adoption ,the ,commission shall adopt voluntary guidelines for election officials on the use of nonvoting election technology1 taking into account the recommendations of the ,emerging ,election ,technology ,committee under section #big;,a4 7b7 ,review ,the ,commission shall review and update the guidelines adopted under this subtitle not less frequently than once every #b years4 7c7 ,process for adoption ,the adoption of the voluntary guidelines under this subtitle shall be carried out by the ,commission in a manner that provides for each of the following3 7#a7 ,publication of notice of the proposed guidelines in the ,federal ,register4 7#b7 ,an opportunity for public comment on the proposed guidelines4 7#c7 ,an opportunity for a public hearing on the record4 7#d7 ,publication of the final recommendations in the ,federal ,register4 7d7 ,deadline for initial set of guidelines ,the ,commission shall adopt the initial set of voluntary guidelines under this section not later than ,june #a1 #bjba4 #big;,a4 ,emerging ,election ,technology ,committee 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,commission the ,emerging ,election ,technology ,committee 7hereafter in this section referred to as the ,technology ,committee74 7b7 ,duties ,the ,technology ,committee shall assist the ,commission in the adoption of voluntary guidelines under section #big1 including by providing the ,commission with recommendations on appropriate standards for the use of nonvoting election technology1 including standards to ensure the security and promote the usability of such technology4 7c7 ,membership 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,technology ,committee shall be composed of members appointed by the ,commission as follows3 7,a7 ,each member shall have expertise in the operation of nonvoting election technology4 7,b7 ,at least three of the members shall be ,state or local election officials4 7,c7 ,at least four of the members shall be individuals who are not employees of the ,commission4 7#b7 ,number ,the number of members of the ,technology ,committee shall be determined by the ,commission4 7#c7 ,quorum ,a majority of the members of the ,technology ,committee shall constitute a quorum1 except that the ,technology ,committee may not conduct any business prior to the appointment of all of its members4 7d7 ,chair ,the members of the ,technology ,committee shall select one of the members to serve as chair of the ,committee4 7e7 ,no compensation for service ,members of the ,technology ,committee shall not receive any compensation for their service1 but shall be paid travel expenses1 including per diem in lieu of subsistence1 at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the ,committee4 #big;,b4 ,nonvoting election technology defined ,in this subtitle1 the term nonvoting election technology means technology used in the administration of elections for ,federal office which is not used directly in the casting1 counting1 tabulating1 or collecting of ballots or votes1 including each of the following3 7#a7 ,electronic pollbooks4 7#b7 ,election result reporting systems4 7#c7 ,electronic ballot delivery systems4 7#d7 ,online voter registration systems4 7#e7 ,polling place location search systems4 7#f7 ,sample ballot portals4 7#g7 ,such other technology as may be recommended for treatment as nonvoting election technology as the ,emerging ,election ,technology ,committee may recommend4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents of such ,act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title ,,ii the following3 ,subtitle ,e--,voluntary ,guidelines for ,use of ,nonvoting ,election ,technology ,sec4 #big4 ,adoption of voluntary guidelines by ,commission4 ,sec4 #big;,a4 ,emerging ,election ,technology ,committee4 ,sec4 #big;,b4 ,nonvoting election technology defined4 4 #c4 ,status reports by ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology ,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 ,status reports by ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology ,not later than #fj days after the end of each fiscal year 7beginning with #bjbj71 the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology shall submit to ,congress a status report describing-- 7#a7 the extent to which the ,director carried out the ,director's responsibilities under this ,act during the fiscal year1 including the responsibilities imposed under this section and the responsibilities imposed with respect to the ,technical ,guidelines ,development ,committee under section #bbb1 together with the ,director's best estimate of when the ,director will completely carry out any responsibility which was not carried out completely during the fiscal year2 and 7#b7 the extent to which the ,director carried out any projects requested by the ,commission during the fiscal year1 together with the ,director's best estimate of when the ,director will complete any such project which the ,director did not complete during the fiscal year4 4 #d4 ,establishment of ,election ,cyber ,assistance ,unit in ,election ,assistance ,commission 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjiba et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new part3 #d ,election ,cyber ,assistance ,unit #bbe4 ,election ,cyber ,assistance ,unit 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,commission the ,election ,cyber ,assistance ,unit 7hereafter in this part referred to as the ,unit74 7b7 ,duties ,the ,unit will provide ,state and local election officials in various geographic regions of the ,united ,states with access to risk-management1 resiliency1 and technical support services provided by election administration and cybersecurity experts who will be based in such regions and who may provide such services in person1 by telephone1 or online4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents of such ,act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle ,a of title ,,ii the following3 ,part #d--;,election ,cyber ,assistance ,unit ,sec4 #bbe4 ,election ,cyber ,assistance ,unit4 4