,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjba,mr4 ,smucker 7for himself and     
,mrs4 ,mc,clain7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the ,election
 ,integrity ,commission to 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 elections1   
and for other purposes4  #a4            
,establishment ,there is established in 
the legislative branch the ,election    
,integrity ,commission 7referred to in  
this ,act as the ,commission74  #b4     
,membership  7a7 ,composition  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,commission shall be       
composed of #ah members as follows3 7,a7
 #c shall be ,members of the ,house of  
,representatives from the majority party

 of the ,house who represent a          
congressional district in a ,state      
described in paragraph 7#b71 who shall  
be appointed by the ,speaker of the     
,house4  7,b7 #c shall be ,members of   
the ,house of ,representatives from the 
minority party of the ,house who        
represent a congressional district in a 
,state described in paragraph 7#b71 who 
shall be appointed by the minority      
leader of the ,house4  7,c7 #c shall be 
,senators from the majority party of the
 ,senate who represent a ,state         
described in paragraph 7#b71 who shall  
be appointed by the majority leader of  
the ,senate4  7,d7 #c shall be ,senators
 from the minority party of the ,senate 
who represent a ,state described in     
paragraph 7#b71 who shall be appointed  
by the minority leader of the ,senate4  
7,e7 #f individuals who are ,state or   
local election officials1 of whom-- 7i7 
#c shall be appointed jointly by the    
majority leader of the ,house and the   
majority leader of the ,senate2 and     

7ii7 #c shall be appointed jointly by   
the minority leader of the ,house and   
the minority leader of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,states described ,a ,state        
described in this paragraph is a ,state 
in which the winning candidate for the  
office of ,president in the ,november   
#bjbj general election won by a margin  
of #a4e percentage points or less4  7b7 
,co-,chairs ,two of the members of the  
,commission shall serve as ,co-,chairs1 
of whom-- 7#a7 one shall be designated  
jointly by the leader of the ,senate    
7majority or minority leader1 as the    
case may be7 of the ,republican ,party  
and the leader of the ,house of         
,representatives 7majority or minority  
leader1 as case may be7 of the          
,republican ,party2 and  7#b7 one shall 
be designated jointly by the leader of  
the ,senate 7majority or minority       
leader1 as the case may be7 of the      
,democratic ,party and the leader of the
 ,house of ,representatives 7majority or
 minority leader1 as case may be7 of the

 ,democratic ,party4  7c7 ,date ,the    
appointments of the members of the      
,commission shall be made not later than
 #ij days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  7d7 ,period of appointment2
 vacancies  7#a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in paragraph 7#b71 a member of 
the ,commission shall be appointed for  
the duration of the ,commission4  7#b7  
,removal ,a member may be removed from  
the ,commission at any time at the upon 
concurrence of both of the ,co-,chairs  
of the ,commission4  7#c7 ,vacancies ,a 
vacancy in the ,commission-- 7,a7 shall 
not affect the powers of the            
,commission2 and  7,b7 shall be filled  
in the same manner as the original      
appointment4  7e7 ,no compensation ,the 
members of the ,commission may not      
receive pay or benefits from the ,united
 ,states ,government by reason of their 
service on the ,commission1 but may     
receive travel expenses1 including per  
diem in lieu of subsistence1 in         
accordance with applicable provisions   

under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  #c4   
,duties  7a7 ,study  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,commission 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     
,commission shall include-- 7,a7 the    
effects of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic on  
the administration of the general       
election for ,federal office held in    
,november #bjbj2  7,b7 the election     
practices adopted by ,federal1 ,state1  
and local governments in response to the
 ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 including-- 7i7  
practices that undermined the security  
and integrity of the election2 and  7ii7
 practices that strengthened the        
security and integrity of the election2 
7,c7 the laws1 rules1 policies1         

activities1 strategies1 and practices   
regarding mail-in ballots1 absentee     
ballots1 and vote-by-mail procedures1   
including-- 7i7 measures that undermined
 the security and integrity of the      
election2 and  7ii7 measures that       
strengthened the security and integrity 
of the election2  7,d7 any laws1 rules1 
policies1 activities1 strategies1 and   
practices that were inconsistent with or
 in violation of established ,state law 
and resulted in irregularities in the   
casting of ballots in the election2 and 
7,e7 any laws1 rules1 policies1         
activities1 strategies1 and practices   
that were inconsistent with or in       
violation of established ,state law and 
resulted in irregularities in voter     
registration for the election4  7b7     
,reports  7#a7 ,initial report ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commission shall submit to the         
,election ,assistance ,commission and   
the appropriate ,congressional          

committees a report on the matters      
studied under subsection 7a74 ,such     
report shall include-- 7,a7             
precinct-by-precinct data highlighting  
the number and incidence of any         
irregularities in the casting of ballots
 in the election2 and  7,b7             
precinct-by-precinct data highlighting  
the number and incidence of any         
irregularities in voter registration for
 the election4  7#b7 ,final report2     
recommendations  7,a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission
 shall submit to the ,election          
,assistance ,commission and the         
appropriate ,congressional committees a 
final report on the matters studied     
under subsection 7a71 and shall include 
in such report recommendations on the   
following3 7i7 ,the best practices that 
should be adopted by at each level of   
local1 ,state1 and ,federal ,government 
for administering elections for ,federal
 office-- 7,i7 during the ,,covid-#ai   

pandemic2 and  7,,ii7 during other      
national emergencies4  7ii7 ,the best   
practices that should be adopted at each
 level of local1 ,state1 and ,federal   
,government to increase the integrity   
and security of mail-in ballots1        
absentee ballots1 and vote-by-mail      
procedures4  7iii7 ,the best practices  
that should be adopted at each level of 
local1 ,state1 and ,federal ,government 
to prevent irregularities in the casting
 of ballots4  7iv7 ,the best practices  
that should be adopted at each level of 
local1 ,state1 and ,federal ,government 
to prevent irregularities in voter      
registration4  7,b7 ,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 subsection1 the   
term appropriate ,congressional         
,committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee 

on ,rules and ,administration of the    
,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on the    
,judiciary of the ,senate2  7,c7 the    
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7,d7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  #d4   
,powers  7a7 ,hearings and sessions ,the
 ,commission may1 for the purpose of    
carrying out this ,act1 hold hearings1  
sit and act at times and places1 take   
testimony1 and receive evidence as the  
,commission considers appropriate4 ,the 
,commission may administer oaths or     
affirmations to witnesses appearing     
before it4  7b7 ,powers of members and  
agents ,any member or agent of the      
,commission may1 if authorized by the   
,commission1 take any action which the  
,commission is authorized to take by    
this section4  7c7 ,obtaining official  
data ,the ,commission may secure        
directly from any department or agency  
of the ,united ,states information      
necessary to enable it to carry out this

 ,act4 ,upon request of the chair or the
 staff director of the ,commission1 the 
chair of any subcommittee created by a  
majority of the ,commission1 or any     
member designated by a majority of the  
,commission1 the head of that department
 or agency shall furnish that           
information to the ,commission4  7d7    
,gifts1 bequests1 and devises ,the      
,commission may accept1 use1 and dispose
 of gifts1 bequests1 or devises of      
services or property1 both real and     
personal1 for the purpose of aiding or  
facilitating the work of the            
,commission4  7e7 ,mails ,the           
,commission may use the ,united ,states 
mails in the same manner and under the  
same conditions as other departments and
 agencies of the ,united ,states4  7f7  
,administrative support services ,upon  
the request of the ,commission1 the     
,architect of the ,capitol shall provide
 to the ,commission1 on a reimbursable  
basis1 the administrative support       
services necessary for the ,commission  

to carry out its responsibilities under 
this ,act4  7g7 ,subpoena power  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,commission may issue  
subpoenas requiring the attendance and  
testimony of witnesses and the          
production of any evidence relating to  
any matter which the ,commission is     
empowered to investigate under this     
,act4 ,the attendance of witnesses and  
the production of evidence may be       
required from any place within the      
,united ,states at any designated place 
of hearing within the ,united ,states4  
7#b7 ,failure to obey a ,subpoena ,if a 
person refuses to obey a subpoena issued
 under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission  
may apply to a ,united ,states district 
court for an order requiring that person
 to appear before the ,commission to    
give testimony1 produce evidence1 or    
both1 relating to the matter under      
investigation4 ,the application may be  
made within the judicial district where 
the hearing is conducted or where that  
person is found1 resides1 or transacts  

business4 ,any failure to obey the order
 of the court may be punished by the    
court as civil contempt4  7#c7 ,service 
of subpoenas ,the subpoenas of the      
,commission shall be served in the      
manner provided for subpoenas issued by 
a ,united ,states district court under  
the ,federal ,rules of ,civil ,procedure
 for the ,united ,states district       
courts4  7#d7 ,service of process ,all  
process of any court to which           
application is made under paragraph 7#b7
 may be served in the judicial district 
in which the person required to be      
served resides or may be found4  7h7    
,contract authority ,the ,commission may
 contract with and compensate government
 and private agencies or persons to     
enable the ,commission to discharge its 
duties under this ,act4  #e4 ,personnel 
matters  7a7 ,staff ,the ,co-,chairs of 
the ,commission may appoint and fix the 
compensation of such staff as may be    
appropriate to enable the ,commission to
 carry out its duties1 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  7b7 ,staff of ,federal agencies 
,upon request of the ,commission1 the   
head of any ,federal department or      
agency may detail1 on a nonreimbursable 
basis1 any of the personnel of that     
department or agency to the ,commission 
to assist it in carrying out its duties 
under this ,act4  7c7 ,experts and      
consultants ,the ,commission is         
authorized to procure temporary and     
intermittent services under section     
#caji of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 but at rates for individuals not 
to exceed the daily equivalent of the   
maximum annual rate of basic pay under  
level ,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule  
under section #ecae of title #e1 ,united

 ,states ,code4  7d7 ,use of existing   
staff ,notwithstanding the previous     
provisions of this section1 to the      
greatest extent practicable and         
consistent with applicable laws1 rules1 
and regulations1 the ,commission is     
encouraged to carry out its functions   
utilizing the services of existing staff
 of offices of the legislative branch4  
#f4 ,authorization of appropriations    
7a7 ,authorization ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated #a1jjj1jjj to carry 
out this ,act1 of which-- 7#a7 #ej      
percent shall be derived from the       
applicable accounts of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7#b7 #ej percent 
shall be derived from the contingent    
fund of the ,senate4  7b7 ,continuing   
availability of funds ,funds            
appropriated pursuant to the            
authorization under this section shall  
remain available until expended4  #g4   
,termination2 ,nonapplicability of      
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act  7a7 
,termination ,the ,commission shall     

terminate #cj days after the date on    
which it submits the final report       
required under section #c7;b77#b74  7b7 
,nonapplicability of ,,faca ,the        
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to the 
,commission4