,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #fdd #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ejhe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 ,mc,connell introduced the following bill2 which was read the first time ,december #cj1 #bjbj ,read the second time and placed on the calendar ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to increase the additional #bjbj recovery rebates1 to repeal section #bcj of the ,communications ,act of #aicd1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,increase in #bjbj recovery rebates 7a7 ,in general ,section #fdbh;,a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7as added by the ,,covid-related ,tax ,relief ,act of #bjbj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking #fjj 7#a1bjj and inserting #b1jjj 7#d1jjj1 7#b7 in subsection 7g77#a71 by striking #fjj and inserting #b1jjj1 and 7#c7 in subsection 7g77#b7-- 7,a7 by striking #a1bjj in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting #d1jjj1 and 7,b7 by striking #fjj in subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting #b1jjj4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section #bgb of the ,,covid-related ,tax ,relief ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,repeal of section #bcj 7a7 ,in general ,section #bcj of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 is repealed4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,communications ,act of #aicd ,the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #bbc7;h7 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbc7;h771 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,the term interactive computer service means any information service1 system1 or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server1 including specifically a service or system that provides access to the ,internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions4 2 and 7,b7 in section #bca7;b77#d7 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bca7;b77#d771 by striking or section #bcj4 7#b7 ,trademark ,act of #aidf ,section #de of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce1 to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions1 and for other purposes1 approved ,july #e1 #aidf 7commonly known as the ,trademark ,act of #aidf7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #aabg7 is amended by striking the definition relating to the term ,internet and inserting the following3 ,the term ,internet means the international computer network of both ,federal and non-,federal interoperable packet switched data networks4 4 7#c7 ,title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code ,section #adja of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking subsection 7g74 7#d7 ,title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code ,part ,i of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #bbeg7;h77#b77;,b77v71 by striking 1 except that deletion of a particular communication or material made by another person in a manner consistent with section #bcj7;c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;c77 shall not constitute such selection or alteration of the content of the communication2 and 7,b7 in section #bdba;,a-- 7i7 in subsection 7a71 by striking 7as such term is defined in defined in section #bcj7;f7 the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f777 and inserting 7as that term is defined in section #bbc of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbc772 and 7ii7 in subsection 7b71 by striking 7as such term is defined in defined in section #bcj7;f7 the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f777 and inserting 7as that term is defined in section #bbc of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbc774 7#e7 ,controlled ,substances ,act ,section #dja7;h77#c77;,a77iii77,,ii7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hda7;h77#c77;,a77iii77,,ii77 is amended by striking 1 except that deletion of a particular communication or material made by another person in a manner consistent with section #bcj7;c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd shall not constitute such selection or alteration of the content of the communication4 7#f7 ,webb-,kenyon ,act ,section #c7;b77#a7 of the ,act entitled ,an ,act divesting intoxicating liquors of their interstate character in certain cases1 approved ,march #a1 #aiac 7commonly known as the ,webb-,kenyon ,act7 7#bg ,u4,s4,c4 #abb;b7b77#a77 is amended by striking 7as defined in section #bcj7;f7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f77 and inserting 7as defined in section #bbc of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbc774 7#g7 ,title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code ,section #dajb of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7c72 and 7,b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7i7 by striking construed to and all that follows through affect and inserting construed to affect2 and 7ii7 by striking defamation2 or and all that follows and inserting defamation44 7#h7 ,title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code ,section #ecfb7f7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking section #bcj7;f7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f77 and inserting section #bbc of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbc74 7#i7 ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act ,section #aeg of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ida7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7e72 and 7,b7 by redesignating subsections 7f7 through 7j7 as subsections 7e7 through 7i71 respectively4 #c4 #bjbj ,bipartisan ,advisory ,committee 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established within the ,election ,assistance ,commission the #bjbj ,bipartisan ,advisory ,committee 7referred to in this section as the ,advisory ,committee74 7b7 ,membership 7#a7 ,composition ,the ,advisory ,committee shall be composed of #ah members of whom-- 7,a7 nine shall be appointed by the leader of the ,republican caucus in the ,senate 7in consultation with the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives71 one of which shall be appointed as a ,co-,chairperson of the ,advisory ,committee2 and 7,b7 nine shall be appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives 7in consultation with the leader of the ,democratic caucus in the ,senate71 one of which shall be appointed as a ,co-,chairperson of the ,advisory ,committee4 7#b7 ,representation ,individuals appointed to the ,advisory ,committee under paragraph 7#a7 shall be geographically balanced and shall include representatives of ,federal1 ,state1 and local governments and of the legal1 cybersecurity1 and election administration and technology communities4 7#c7 ,date ,the appointments of the members of the ,advisory ,committee shall be made not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,period of appointment2 vacancies 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 a member of the ,advisory shall be appointed for the duration of the ,advisory ,committee4 7#b7 ,removal ,a member may be removed from the ,advisory ,committee at any time at the upon concurrence of both of the ,co-,chairpersons of the ,advisory ,committee4 7#c7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy in the ,advisory ,committee-- 7,a7 shall not affect the powers of the ,commission2 and 7,b7 shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment4 7d7 ,duties 7#a7 ,study 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,advisory ,committee shall1 consistent with applicable law1 study the integrity and administration of the general election for ,federal office held in ,november #bjbj and make recommendations to ,congress to improve the security1 integrity1 and administration of ,federal elections4 7,b7 ,matters studied ,the matters studied by the ,advisory ,committee shall include-- 7i7 the effects of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic on the administration of the general election for ,federal office held in ,november #bjbj2 7ii7 the election practices adopted by ,federal1 ,state1 and local governments in response to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 including-- 7,i7 practices that undermined the security and integrity of the election2 and 7,,ii7 practices that strengthened the security and integrity of the election2 7iii7 the laws1 rules1 policies1 activities1 strategies1 and practices regarding mail-in ballots1 absentee ballots1 and vote-by-mail procedures1 including-- 7,i7 measures that undermined the security and integrity of the election2 and 7,,ii7 measures that strengthened the security and integrity of the election2 7iv7 any laws1 rules1 policies1 activities1 strategies1 and practices that would have allowed improper or fraudulent votes to be cast in such election and the scope of any improper and fraudulent votes that were cast in the election2 and 7v7 any laws1 rules1 policies1 activities1 strategies1 and practices that would have allowed improper or fraudulent voter registration and the scope of any improper or fraudulent voter registration4 7#b7 ,reports 7,a7 ,initial report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,advisory ,committee shall submit to the ,election ,assistance ,commission and the appropriate ,congressional committees a report on the matter studied under paragraph 7#a74 ,such report shall include-- 7i7 precinct-by-precinct data highlighting the number and incidence of any improper and fraudulent votes that were cast in the election2 and 7ii7 precinct-by-precinct data highlighting the number and incidence of any improper and fraudulent voter registrations4 7,b7 ,recommendations 7i7 ,in general ,not later than #cfj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,advisory ,committee shall submit to the ,election ,assistance ,commission and the appropriate ,congressional committees recommendations on the following3 7,i7 ,the best practices that should be adopted by at each level of local1 ,state1 and ,federal ,government for administering elections for ,federal office-- 7aa7 during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2 and 7bb7 during other national emergencies4 7,,ii7 ,the best practices that should be adopted at each level of local1 ,state1 and ,federal ,government to mitigate fraud and increase the integrity and security of mail-in ballots1 absentee ballots1 and vote-by-mail procedures4 7,,iii7 ,the best practices that should be adopted at each level of local1 ,state1 and ,federal ,government to prevent improper or fraudulent votes from being cast4 7,,iv7 ,the best practices that should be adopted at each level of local1 ,state1 and ,federal ,government to prevent improper voters from being registered4 7ii7 ,minority views ,in the case of any recommendation with respect to which one-third or more of the ,committee does not concur1 the report shall include a justification for why such members do not concur4 7,c7 ,appropriate ,congressional committees ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the term appropriate ,congressional ,committees means-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration of the ,senate2 7ii7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 7iii7 the ,committee on ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7iv7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7e7 ,commission personnel matters 7#a7 ,prohibition on compensation of members ,the members of the ,advisory ,committee may not receive pay or benefits from the ,united ,states ,government by reason of their service on the ,advisory ,committee4 7#b7 ,staff 7,a7 ,in general ,each ,co-,chairperson of the ,advisory ,committee may appoint not more than #e subject matter experts to serve as staff to the ,advisory ,committee4 7,b7 ,compensation ,the ,co-,chairpersons of the ,advisory ,committee may fix the compensation of the staff of the ,advisor ,committee without regard to chapter #ea and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 relating to classification of positions and ,general ,schedule pay rates1 except that the rate of pay for the staff may not exceed the rate payable for level ,v of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf of that title4 7f7 ,termination ,the ,advisory ,committee shall terminate #ij days after the date on which the ,advisory ,committee submits the report required under subsection 7d74 7g7 ,nonapplicability of ,,faca ,the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to the ,advisory ,committee4 #d4 ,disclosure of access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,iii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #cjc the following new section3 #cjc;,a4 ,disclosure of access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals 7a7 ,in general ,each chief ,state election official shall disclose to the ,commission the identity of any foreign national known by the chief ,state election official-- 7#a7 to have physically handled-- 7,a7 ballots used in an election for ,federal office2 or 7,b7 voting machines2 or 7#b7 to have had unmonitored access to-- 7,a7 a storage facility or centralized vote tabulation location used to support the administration of an election for public office2 or 7,b7 election-related information or communications technology1 including voter registration databases1 voting machines1 electronic mail and other communications systems 7including electronic mail and other systems of vendors who have entered into contracts with election agencies to support the administration of elections1 manage the election process1 and report and display election results71 and other systems used to manage the election process and to report and display election results on behalf of an election agency4 7b7 ,timing ,the chief ,state election official shall make the disclosure under subsection 7a7 not later than #cj days after the date on which such official becomes aware of an activity described in such subsection4 7c7 ,foreign national defined ,the term foreign national has the meaning given that term in section #cai of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba74 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment relating to enforcement ,section #dja of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is amended by striking sections #cja1 #cjb1 and #cjc and inserting subtitle ,a of title ,,iii4 7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents of such ,act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #cjc the following new item3 ,sec4 #cjc;,a4 ,disclosure of access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals4 4 ,december #cj1 #bjbj ,read the second time and placed on the calendar