,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,cole 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,foxx1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4 
,zinke1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,texas1 and ,mr4
 ,mann7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of  
#bjjb to prohibit a ,state from         
receiving or using funds or certain     
donations from private entities for the 
administration of an election for       
,federal office1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,protect ,american         
,election ,administration ,act of #bjbe4
  #b4 ,prohibition against the receipt  
or use of funds or certain donations    
from private entities  7a7 ,requirements
 ,title ,,iii of the ,help ,america     
,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4      
#bajha et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
redesignating sections #cje and #cjf as 

sections #cjf and #cjg1 respectively2   
and  7#b7 by inserting after section    
#cjd the following new section3  #cje4  
,prohibition against the receipt or use 
of funds or certain donations from      
private entities for election           
administration  7a7 ,in general ,a      
,state may not solicit1 receive1 or     
expend any payment or donation of funds1
 property1 or personal services from a  
private entity for the purpose of the   
administration of an election for       
,federal office1 including any programs 
with respect to voter education1 voter  
outreach1 and voter registration4  7b7  
,exception ,this section shall not apply
 with respect to the acceptance and use 
by a ,state of a donation from a private
 entity of space to be used for a       
polling place or an early voting site in
 the ,state4  4  7b7 ,conforming        
amendment relating to enforcement       
,section #dja of the ,help ,america     
,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4      
#baaaa7 is amended by striking #cjc1 and

 #cjd and inserting #cjc1 #cjd1 and     
#cje4  7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the     
table of contents of such ,act is       
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating the     
items relating to sections #cje and #cjf
 as relating to sections #cjf and #cjg1 
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after the item relating to section #cjd 
the following new item3  ,sec4 #cje4    
,prohibition against the receipt or use 
of funds or certain donations from      
private entities for election           
administration4  4  7d7 ,effective date 
,the amendment made by this section     
shall apply with respect to any election
 for ,federal office held after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4