,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #b1      
#bjbf,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,graham7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,rules and         
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
additional election security funding to 
,states providing voter registration    
information to the ,department of       
,homeland ,security4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,election
 ,security ,partnership ,act4  #b4      
,increased election security grants for 
,states providing voter registration    
information to the ,department of       
,homeland ,security  7a7 ,in general ,in
 addition to any amounts appropriated   
under the #bjbf election security grant 
program1 there are hereby appropriated  
to the ,election ,assistance ,commission
 for necessary expenses to make payments
 to eligible ,states in the amount      
determined under subsection 7b7 for     

activities to improve the administration
 of elections for ,federal office1      
including to enhance election technology
 and make election security             
improvements1 #bj1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,amount 
of payment ,the amount of payment       
provided under this section to any      
eligible ,state shall be not more than  
#aj percent of the amount provided to   
such eligible ,state under the #bjbf    
election security grant program4  7c7   
,definitions ,for purposes of this      
section3 7#a7 ,eligible ,state ,the term
 eligible ,state means any ,state that--
 7,a7 received a payment for fiscal year
 #bjbf under the #bjbf election security
 grant program2 and  7,b7 enters into a 
written agreement with the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security to provide1 not    
less than quarterly after ,september    
#cj1 #bjbf1 the complete1 official list 
of individuals registered as eligible   
voters for ,federal office in the ,state
 to the ,secretary for comparison       
through the ,systematic ,alien          

,verification for ,entitlements 7,,save7
 system for the purposes of identifying 
individuals who are not citizens of the 
,united ,states4  7#b7 #bjbf election   
security grant program ,the term #bjbf  
election security grant program means   
payment made under the heading ,election
 security grants under the heading      
,election ,assistance ,commission in    
title ,v of division ,e of the          
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjbf4