,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cggh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,ms4 
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,rules and            
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to permit  
the ,election ,assistance ,commission to
 waive the matching requirement for     
payments made to ,states for election   
security grants under the ,coronavirus  
,aid1 ,relief1 and ,economic ,security  
,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,state ,elections       
,preparedness ,act4  #b4 ,waiver of     
matching requirement for election       
security grants to ,states  7a7 ,in     
general ,in the case where the ,election
 ,assistance ,commission 7referred to in
 this section as the ,commission7       
determines exigent circumstances related
 to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic prevent a  
,state from providing matching funds as 
described in the last proviso under the 

heading 8,election ,assistance          
,commission1 ,election ,security        
,grants0 in the ,financial ,services and
 ,general ,government ,appropriations   
,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ic2 #acc 
,stat4 #bdfa7 7relating to the ,state   
matching funds requirement71 the        
,commission may waive the application of
 such ,state matching funds requirement 
under such proviso with respect to any  
payment made to the ,state using funds  
appropriated or otherwise made available
 to the ,commission under the           
,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and         
,economic ,security ,act 7,public ,law  
#aaf-acf74  7b7 ,effective date         
,subsection 7a7 shall take effect as if 
included in the enactment of the        
,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and         
,economic ,security ,act 7,public ,law  
#aaf-acf74