,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #aa1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,katko 7for himself and ,miss 
,rice of ,new ,york7 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 direct  
the ,election ,assistance ,commission to
 make payments under such ,act to       
,states for the services of cyber       
navigators to provide election officials
 with access to risk management1        
resiliency1 and technical support       
services in the administration of       
elections for ,federal office4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,cyber ,navigators for ,elections   
,act4  #b4 ,payments by ,election       
,assistance ,commission to ,states for  
services of cyber navigators  7a7       
,availability of grants ,subtitle ,d of 
title ,,ii of the ,help ,america ,vote  
,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajja et  

seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new part3  #g ,payments   
for ,obtaining ,services of ,cyber      
,navigators  #big4 ,payments for        
obtaining services of cyber navigators  
7a7 ,availability and use of payments   
,the ,commission shall make a payment to
 each eligible ,state to obtain services
 of cyber navigators who will provide   
election officials of the jurisdictions 
of the ,state which administer elections
 for ,federal office with access to risk
 management1 resiliency1 and technical  
support services in the administration  
of such elections4  7b7 ,schedule of    
payments ,as soon as practicable after  
the date of the enactment of this part  
7but in no event later than #f months   
thereafter71 and not less frequently    
than once each calendar year thereafter1
 the ,commission shall make payments    
under this part4  #big;,a4 ,amount of   
payment  7a7 ,in general ,the amount of 
a payment made to an eligible ,state or 
an eligible unit of local government for

 a year under this part shall be        
determined by the ,commission4  7b7     
,continuing availability of funds after 
appropriation ,a payment made to an     
eligible ,state or eligible unit of     
local government under this part shall  
be available without fiscal year        
limitation4  #big;,b4 ,requirements for 
eligibility  7a7 ,application ,each     
,state that desires to receive a payment
 under this part for a fiscal year shall
 submit an application for the payment  
to the ,commission at such time and in  
such manner and containing such         
information as the ,commission shall    
require4  7b7 ,contents of application  
,each application submitted under       
subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 describe the
 activities for which assistance under  
this part is sought2 and  7#b7 provide  
such additional information and         
certifications as the ,commission       
determines to be essential to ensure    
compliance with the requirements of this
 part4  #big;,c4 ,authorization of      

appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated for grants under this   
part #ej1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal 
years #bjbj through #bjbd4  #big;,d4    
,reports  7a7 ,reports by recipients    
,not later than the #f months after the 
end of each fiscal year for which an    
eligible ,state received a payment under
 this part1 the ,state shall submit a   
report to the ,commission on the        
activities conducted with the funds     
provided during the year4  7b7 ,reports 
by ,commission to committees ,with      
respect to each fiscal year for which   
the ,commission makes payments under    
this part1 the ,commission shall submit 
a report on the activities carried out  
under this part to the ,committee on    
,house ,administration of the ,house of 
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,rules and ,administration of the       
,senate4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents of such ,act is  
amended by adding at the end of the     
items relating to subtitle ,d of title  

,,ii the following3  ,part #g--,payments
 for ,obtaining ,services of ,cyber     
,navigators ,sec4 #big4 ,payments for   
obtaining services of cyber navigators4 
,sec4 #big;,a4 ,amount of payment4 ,sec4
 #big;,b4 ,requirements for eligibility4
 ,sec4 #big;,c4 ,authorization of       
appropriations4 ,sec4 #big;,d4 ,reports4
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