,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #b #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ac ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #f1 #bjba,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,moran1 and ,mr4 ,rounds7 introduced the following bill2 which was read the first time ,january #ai1 #bjba,read the second time and placed on the calendar ,a ,,bill ,to establish an advisory committee to make recommendations on improvements to the security1 integrity1 and administration of ,federal elections4 #a4 #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 ,state legislatures 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 7v7 any laws1 rules1 policies1 activities1 strategies1 and practices1 or failure to apply such laws1 rules1 policies1 activities1 strategies1 and practices1 that would have allowed improper or fraudulent voter registration and the scope of any improper or fraudulent voter registration2 and 7vi7 any laws1 rules1 policies1 activities1 strategies1 and practices that would bolster public confidence in the integrity of future general elections for ,federal office and reduce the perceived possibility of fraud1 including1 but not limited to1 voter identification statutes for both in-person and absentee voting1 increased voter list maintenance policies pursuant to the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeja et seq471 and use of the ,electronic ,registration ,information ,center4 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 local and ,state ,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 local and ,state ,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 local and ,state ,government to prevent improper or fraudulent votes from being cast4 7,,iv7 ,the best practices that should be adopted at each level of local and ,state ,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 ,january #ai1 #bjba,read the second time and placed on the calendar