,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #g1 #bjbe,mr4  
,ob]nolte 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mr4
 ,kiley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,fong1 ,mr4   
,valadao1 ,mr4 ,issa1 & ,mr4            
,mc,clintock7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se   
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !    
,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb to     
e/abli% deadl9es = ,/ates to c\nt !     
ballots ca/ 9 elections = ,f$]al (fice &
 to c]tify ! results ( elections =      
,f$]al (fice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,election ,results ,acc\ntability ,act4 
#b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( deadl9es = c\nt+      
ballots & c]tify+ results ( ,f$]al      
elections  7a7 ,deadl9es ,title ,,iii ( 
! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaha et seq471 z am5d$ by   
section #b7;a7 ( ! ,,cocoa ,act ( #bjbd1
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections 
#cje & #cjf z sections #cjf & #cjg2 &   
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #cjd !      

foll[+ new section3  #cje4 ,deadl9es =  
c\nt+ ballots & c]tify+ results  7a7    
,deadl9es  7#a7 ,c\nt+ ballots ,n lat]  
?an #gb h\rs aft] ! clos+ ( ! polls = an
 election = ,f$]al (fice held 9 a ,/ate1
 ! ,/ate %all c\nt n less ?an #ij p]c5t 
( ! ballots ca/ 9 ! election & make !   
result ( ! c\nt publicly available4     
7#b7 ,c]tify+ results ,n lat] ?an #b    
weeks aft] ! clos+ ( ! polls = an       
election = ,f$]al (fice held 9 a ,/ate1 
! ,/ate %all-- 7,a7 complete ! c\nt+ (  
all ( ! ballots ca/ 9 ! election2 &     
7,b7 (ficially c]tify ! result ( !      
election & make ! result publicly       
available4  7b7 ,exceptions ,a ,/ate    
%all n be consid]$ to be out (          
compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( subsection 
7a7 if ! ,commission & ! ,attorney      
,g5]al c]tify t ! ,/ate's failure to    
meet su* requirem5ts is due to any ( !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,a bona fide em]g5cy1      
includ+-- 7,a7 a major disa/] 7z def9$ 9
 section #ajb ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb772  7,b7 a    
significant public heal? em]g5cy1 su* z 
a p&emic or widespread outbreak2 or     
7,c7 a cyb]attack1 data brea*1 or o!r   
significant security ?reat to ! election
 infra/ructure4  7#b7 ,te*nical         
difficulties1 includ+-- 7,a7            
malfunction+ election equipm5t or       
s(tw>e2 or  7,b7 errors 9 ! tabulation (
 ballots or ! transmission ( results t  
c\ld n h be5 reasonably anticipat$ or   
mitigat$ 9 advance4  7#c7 ,!            
implem5tation ( new election proc$ures  
or re=ms & ! ,/ate c]tifies t x is 9 !  
process ( comply+ ) all su* requirem5ts1
 except t ?is p>agraph applies only )   
respect to ! fir/ election held aft] !  
implem5tation ( ! new proc$ures or      
re=ms4  7#d7 ,! conduct+ ( a rec\nt ( ! 
results ( ! election4  7c7 ,)hold+ (    
election adm9i/ration funds = failure   
,to comply ) deadl9es ,if ! ,commission 
& ! ,attorney ,g5]al ea* c]tify t a     
,/ate is n 9 compliance ) ! requirem5ts 
( subsection 7a7 ) respect to an        

election1 ! ,/ate may n receive any     
funds f ! ,commission to support !      
adm9i/ration ( subsequ5t elections      
unless-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate submits to !      
,commission & ! ,attorney ,g5]al a plan 
to ensure t ! ,/ate w comply ) su*      
requirem5ts ) respect to su* subsequ5t  
elections2 &  7#b7 ! ,commission & !    
,attorney ,g5]al ea* c]tify t ! ,/ate   
has tak5 actions to comply ) su* plan4  
4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+ to exi/+  
en=cem5t provisions ,section #dja ( su* 
,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa71 z am5d$ by 
section #b7;b7 ( ! ,,cocoa ,act ( #bjbd1
 is am5d$ by /rik+ & #cjd & ins]t+ #cjd1
 & #cje4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table 
( cont5ts ( su* ,act1 z am5d$ by section
 #b7;c7 ( ! ,,cocoa ,act ( #bjbd1 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ ! items      
relat+ to sections #cje & #cjf z relat+ 
to section #cjf & #cjg2 &  7#b7 by      
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#cjd ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #cje4 ,deadl9es = 
c\nt+ ballots & c]tify+ results4  4  7d7
 ,effective date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts 

made by ?is ,act %all apply ) respect to
 elections held aft] ! expiration ( !   
#ij-;day p]iod :i* beg9s on ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4