,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #eai ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #b 7legislative day1 ,march #a71 #bjba ,mr4 ,hagerty 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to review the use of election security grants in the #bjbj ,presidential election and to prohibit future election security grants to ,states with unconstitutional election procedures4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting the ,right to ,organized1 ,transparent ,elections through a ,constitutionally ,trustworthy ,electoral ,college ,act 7,,protect ,electoral ,college ,act74 #b4 ,report on #bjbj general election 7a7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section3 7#a7 #bjaf ,presidential election ,the term #bjaf ,presidential election means the general election for ,federal office occurring in #bjaf4 7#b7 #bjbj ,presidential election ,the term #bjbj ,presidential election means the general election for ,federal office occurring in #bjbj4 7#c7 ,applicable election security funds ,the term applicable election security funds means the amount of grant funding provided to the ,state by the ,election ,assistance ,commission-- 7,a7 from amounts appropriated under the heading ,election ,assistance ,commission1 ,election ,security ,grants in the ,financial ,services and ,general ,government ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ic72 or 7,b7 from amounts appropriated under the heading ,election ,assistance ,commission1 ,election ,security ,grants in the ,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and ,economic ,security ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf74 7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state has the meaning given such term under section #ija of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baada71 except that such term shall include the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4 7#e7 ,unsolicited mail-in ballot ,the term unsolicited mail-in ballot means any ballot sent to a voter by mail if-- 7,a7 such ballot was not specifically requested by the voter2 or 7,b7 the ballot request by the voter was initiated by the mailing of a ballot application not specifically requested by the voter4 7#f7 ,unsolicited mail-in ballot percentage ,the term unsolicited mail-in ballot percentage means the number of unsolicited mail-in ballots distributed in the ,state as a percentage of the number of total ballots provided to voters in the ,state4 7b7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to ,congress and make publicly available a report on the #bjbj ,presidential election4 7#b7 ,matters included ,the report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following with respect to each ,state3 that received applicable election security funds3 7,a7 ,unsolicited mail-in ballot percentage 7i7 ,in general ,an analysis of whether the unsolicited mail-in ballot percentage for ,state for the #bjbj ,presidential election was greater than the unsolicited mail-in ballot percentage for the ,state for the #bjaf ,presidential election4 7ii7 ,relevant authority for any increase ,if the ,comptroller ,general determines that the unsolicited mail-in ballot percentage for the ,state for the #bjbj ,presidential election was greater than the unsolicited mail-in ballot percentage for the ,state for the #bjaf ,presidential election1 the ,comptroller ,general shall provide a description of any change in authority 7including any statutory change relating to the distribution of unsolicited mail-in ballots71 action1 or directive concerning unsolicited mail-in ballots occurring between the #bjaf ,presidential election and #bjbj ,presidential election that may have led to such result4 7,b7 ,mail-in voter verification procedures 7i7 ,in general ,an analysis of whether there were changes in the ,state's methods and processes used to verify the identification of voters who vote using mail-in ballots1 including signature verification requirements1 that applied with respect to the #bjbj ,presidential election but did not apply to the #bjaf ,presidential election4 7ii7 ,relevant authority for changes ,if the ,comptroller ,general determines that there were changes in the ,state's mail-in voter verification procedures described in clause 7i71 the ,comptroller ,general shall provide a description of any authority 7including any statutory authority71 action1 or directive that led to such change4 7,c7 ,other election procedures 7i7 ,in general ,an analysis of whether the ,state materially altered or changed its election procedures for the #bjbj ,presidential election 7other than procedures described in subparagraph 7,b77 from the procedures in effect for the #bjaf ,presidential election4 7ii7 ,relevant authority for changes ,if the ,comptroller ,general determines that there were changes in the election procedures described in clause 7i71 the ,comptroller ,general shall provide a description of any authority 7including any statutory authority71 action1 or directive that led to such change4 7,d7 ,mail-in ballot collection 7i7 ,in general ,an analysis of whether there were specific1 documented allegations of a person other than a voter or a voter's family member or caregiver collecting or returning the voter's completed ballot in the #bjbj ,presidential election4 7ii7 ,relevant authority for collection ,if the ,comptroller ,general determines that there were specific1 documented allegations described in clause 7i71 the ,comptroller ,general shall provide a description of any authority 7including any statutory authority71 action1 or directive permitting such collection or return4 7,e7 ,observation of ballot counting ,an analysis of whether the ,state has a statute providing for third-party observation of ballot counting1 and if so1 whether there were specific1 documented instances in connection with the #bjbj ,presidential election in which the ,state is alleged to have failed to comply with such statute4 7,f7 ,failure to enforce ,an analysis of whether there were specific1 documented instances in connection with the #bjbj ,presidential election in which the ,state allegedly failed to enforce one or more of its election statutes 7other than a statute described in subparagraph 7,e774 7,g7 ,use of applicable election security funds ,in the case of a ,state that received applicable election security funds1 an analysis of-- 7i7 whether such funds were used to make expenditures with respect to the #bjbj ,presidential election2 7ii7 whether such funds were used in connection with any activity carried out pursuant to an authority1 action1 or directive described in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 7,b77ii71 7,c77ii71 or 7,d77ii72 and 7iii7 whether the ,state complied with all statutory and other conditions imposed in connection with the receipt of such funds4 7,h7 ,subsequent ,state actions ,a description of any of the following actions taken by the ,state legislature3 7i7 ,the passage of a resolution expressing an opinion on1 or the submission to ,congress or the ,comptroller ,general of a communication relating to1 the items described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,g74 7ii7 ,the enactment1 after the completion of the #bjbj ,presidential election1 of legislation regarding any authority1 action1 or directive described in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 7,b77ii71 7,c77ii71 or 7,d77ii7 or any failure described in subparagraph 7,e7 or 7,f74 #c4 ,temporary suspension of1 and requirements for1 future election assistance grants 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,d of title ,,ii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjija et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new part3 #g ,requirements for election assistance #big4 ,suspension of election assistance 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no grant may be awarded under this ,act before ,july #a1 #bjbb4 7b7 ,suspension of previous grants ,no ,state may expend ,federal funds provided under this ,act before the date of the enactment of this section before ,july #a1 #bjbb4 #bih4 ,requirements for future election assistance 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no ,state may receive any grant awarded under this ,act after the date of the enactment of this section unless the ,state has certified by resolution adopted by the ,state legislature1 as a condition of receiving the grant1 that it is in compliance with the requirements of subsection 7b74 7b7 ,requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state satisfies the requirements of this section if1 in connection with any election for ,federal office-- 7,a7 the methods and processes used by the ,state to verify the identification of voters who vote using mail-in ballots are specifically set forth in statute2 7,b7 except as specifically provided by statute-- 7i7 the ,state does not use unsolicited mail-in balloting2 and 7ii7 the ,state does not permit persons other than the voter or the voter's family members or caregivers to return a voter's completed ballot2 7,c7 for any election after the last day that the public health emergency declared by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services under section #cai of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,january #ca1 #bjbj1 with respect to ,,covid-#ai1 is in effect1 the ,state uses all voting procedures in place as of ,january #a1 #bjbj 7except as modified by ,state statutes applying to elections after such date72 7,d7 in the case of ,state that has a law providing for third-party observation of ballot counting1 such ballot observation law is strictly followed in all instances2 7,e7 the ,state complies with all requirements under title ,,iii2 and 7,f7 the ,state has taken documented1 affirmative measures to address-- 7i7 any prior failure to satisfy the requirements of subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 that is identified by the ,state legislature in a resolution 7or other similar communication submitted to ,congress and the ,comptroller ,general72 or 7ii7 any prior specific1 documented instance in which the ,state-- 7,i7 failed to enforce one or more of its election statutes2 or 7,,ii7 materially altered or changed its election procedures without a corresponding state statutory enactment4 7#b7 ,unsolicited mail-in balloting ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the term unsolicited mail-in balloting means the process of sending ballots to a voter by mail if-- 7,a7 such ballot was not specifically requested by the voter2 or 7,b7 the ballot request by the voter was initiated by the mailing of a ballot application not specifically requested by the voter4 #h ,prohibition on use of funds #bii4 ,prohibition on use of funds ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any amounts provided under this ,act shall not be used in furtherance of any election procedure that is not expressly set forth in a statute enacted by the ,state legislature4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bif the following3 ,part #g--,requirements for election assistance ,sec4 #big4 ,suspension of election assistance4 ,sec4 #bih4 ,requirements for future election assistance4 ,part #h--,prohibition on use of funds ,sec4 #bii4 ,prohibition on use of funds4 4