,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1 
#bjbj,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,rules   
and ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states to conduct a study to   
evaluate the failures and total system  
breakdown of the #bjbj ,iowa caucuses1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,determining ,election ,blunders ,and   
,correcting ,logical ,errors ,act4  #b4 
,,gao study on the failures and total   
system breakdown of the #bjbj ,iowa     
caucuses  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #fj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states 7in    
this section referred to as the         
,comptroller ,general7 shall initiate a 
study of--  7#a7 mismanagement by ,state
 party leaders overseeing the #bjbj     

,iowa caucuses2  7#b7 the degree to     
which top-down decision making by the   
,democratic ,national ,committee        
contributed to the failures of the #bjbj
 ,iowa caucuses2  7#c7 whether actions  
by ,state party leaders and the         
,democratic ,national ,committee        
contributed to cyber vulnerabilities in 
the technology employed for the #bjbj   
,iowa caucuses2  7#d7 the extent to     
which the #bjbj ,iowa caucuses have     
shaken the public's faith and confidence
 in the ,iowa election system2 and  7#e7
 the potential dangers in changing      
election technology and methods from    
existing approaches4  7b7 ,report ,not  
later than #f months after initiating   
the study required by subsection 7a71   
the ,comptroller ,general shall submit  
to the ,committee on ,rules and         
,administration of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on the results of the study that sets   
forth the findings1 conclusions1 and    

recommendations1 if any1 of the study4