,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,schiff7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,rules and            
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
authorize funding for election security 
grants for fiscal years #bjbf1 #bjbg1   
and #bjbh1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,state and ,local ,election         
,security ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,sense of 
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 elections in the ,united    
,states are safe and secure thanks to   
the hard work of ,state and local       
election officials and that eligible    
voters should be confident in their     
ability to cast their vote and have     
their voice heard2  7#b7 election       
officials need consistent and reliable  
,federal funding to administer          
elections2 and  7#c7 the ,trump         

,administration has furloughed1 fired1  
and uprooted the election mission of    
critical ,federal agencies and cut off  
funding for the ,election               
,infrastructure ,information ,sharing   
and ,analysis ,center 7,,ei-,,isac71    
forcing ,state and local election       
officials to spend significant resources
 to prepare for the possibility of      
election interference from our own      
,federal ,government4  #c4 ,election    
security grants  7a7 ,in general ,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     
title3  ,x ,election security grants    
#ajja4 ,election security grant program 
7a7 ,in general ,for each fiscal year1  
the ,commission shall establish a       
program under which the ,commission     
shall make a payment to each ,state in  
which the chief executive officer of the
 ,state1 or designee1 in consultation   
and coordination with the chief ,state  
election official-- 7#a7 agrees to      

comply with the requirements of section 
#ajjb2 and  7#b7 notifies the           
,commission that the ,state intends to  
use the payment in accordance with this 
section4  7b7 ,use of payments  7#a7 ,in
 general ,a ,state or unit of local     
government shall use the funds provided 
under a payment made under this section 
for activities to improve the           
administration of elections for ,federal
 office1 including to modernize election
 infrastructure1 improve election       
administration efficiency1 and prevent1 
prepare for1 and respond to election    
security threats4  7#b7 ,limitation ,a  
,state or unit of local government may  
not use the funds provided under a      
payment made under this section-- 7,a7  
to pay costs associated with any        
litigation1 except to the extent that   
such costs otherwise constitute         
permitted uses of a payment under this  
section2 or  7,b7 for the payment of any
 judgment4  7c7 ,use of funds ,to be    
consistent with other laws and          

requirements ,in order to receive a     
payment under the program under this    
section1 the ,state or unit of local    
government shall provide the ,commission
 with certifications that--  7#a7 the   
,state will use the funds provided under
 the payment in a manner that is        
consistent with each of the laws        
described in section #ijf1 as such laws 
relate to the provisions of this ,act2  
and  7#b7 the proposed uses of the funds
 are not inconsistent with the          
requirements of title ,,iii4  7d7       
,amount of annual payment  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the amount of payment made to a
 ,state under this section for any      
fiscal year shall be the minimum payment
 amount described in paragraph 7#b7 plus
 the voting age population proportion   
amount described in paragraph 7#c74     
7#b7 ,minimum payment amount ,the       
minimum payment amount described in this
 paragraph is-- 7,a7 in the case of any 
of the several ,states or the ,district 
of ,columbia1 one-half of #a percent of 

the amount made available for payments  
under this section for the fiscal year2 
and  7,b7 in the case of any other      
,state1 one-tenth of #a percent of such 
amount4  7#c7 ,voting age population    
proportion amount ,the voting age       
population proportion amount described  
in this paragraph is the product of--   
7,a7 the amount made available for      
payments under this section for the     
fiscal year minus the total of all of   
the minimum payment amounts determined  
under paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 the     
voting age population proportion for the
 ,state 7as defined in paragraph 7#d774 
7#d7 ,voting age population proportion  
defined ,the term voting age population 
proportion means1 with respect to a     
,state1 the amount equal to the quotient
 of-- 7,a7 the voting age population of 
the ,state 7as reported in the most     
recent decennial census72 and  7,b7 the 
total voting age population of all      
,states 7as reported in the most recent 
decennial census74  7e7 ,timing of      

payment ,a payment under this section   
for any fiscal year shall be made not   
later than #de days after the first day 
of such fiscal year 7#cj days after the 
date of the enactment of this section in
 the case of any payment for fiscal year
 #bjbf74  #ajjb4 ,requirements  7a7     
,distribution to local election         
administrators  7#a7 ,in general ,a     
,state shall provide not less than the  
applicable percentage of any payment    
received for a year under section #ajja 
to units of local government responsible
 for the administration of elections for
 ,federal office in the ,state for      
purposes of carrying out the activities 
described in section #ajja7;b77#a74     
7#b7 ,applicable percentage  7,a7 ,in   
general ,except as provided in          
subparagraph 7,b71 the applicable       
percentage under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 #ej percent4  7,b7 ,special rule ,if a 
,state certifies to the ,commission that
 the ,state government is primarily     
responsible for the administration of   

elections for ,federal office in the    
,state and includes with such           
certification a list of relevant ,state 
and local duties and costs with regard  
to the administration of elections for  
,federal office1 the applicable         
percentage under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 the percentage determined by the       
,commission to bear the same ratio to   
the duties and costs with respect to    
elections for ,federal office born by   
the units of local government in the    
,state to all such duties and costs4    
7b7 ,reports  7#a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #ej days after each election 
for ,federal office in the ,state1 the  
,state shall submit to the ,commission a
 report that includes a full accounting 
of the uses of the payment 7including   
any amounts provided to units of local  
government7 and an explanation of how   
such uses allowed the ,state or unit of 
local government to improve the         
administration of ,federal elections4   
7#b7 ,submission to ,congress ,not later

 than #c days of receipt of a report    
required under paragraph 7#a71 the      
,commission shall submit to the         
,committee on ,appropriations and the   
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,appropriations and the   
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
 of the ,senate the report provided     
under paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,deposit of  
amounts in state election fund ,when a  
,state has established an election fund 
described in section #bed7;b71 the      
,state shall ensure that any funds      
provided to the ,state under this title 
are deposited and maintained in such    
fund4  #ajjc4 ,authorization of         
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,there  
are authorized to be appropriated for   
payments under this title-- 7#a7        
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2   
7#b7 #b1ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjbg2 and  7#c7 #b1ejj1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjbh4  7b7 ,continuing     
availability of funds after             

appropriation ,any payment made to a    
,state under this title shall be        
available to the ,state without fiscal  
year limitation 7subject to subsection  
7c774  7c7 ,return of unobligated funds 
7#a7 ,in general ,any portion of a      
payment made to a ,state with funds     
provided under this title which is      
unobligated on the date that is #e years
 after the payment was disbursed shall  
be returned to the ,treasury4  7#b7     
,extension of time ,upon request by a   
,state1 the ,commission may extend the  
date under paragraph 7#a71 except that  
any such extension may not exceed #c    
additional years4  4  7b7 ,clerical     
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #a7;b7 of the ,help ,america    
,vote ,act of #aihf is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  ,,title     
,x--,election security grants,sec4      
#ajja4 ,election security grant         
program4,sec4 #ajjb4 ,requirements4,sec4
 #ajjc4 ,authorization of               
appropriations4  4  #d4 ,treatment of   

certain territories under ,help ,america
 ,vote ,act of #bjjb ,section #ija of   
the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb  
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baada7 is amended by    
striking and the ,united ,states ,virgin
 ,islands and inserting the ,united     
,states ,virgin ,islands1 the           
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and any other territory       
authorized under ,federal law 7or       
otherwise permitted by the practices and
 procedures of the ,congress1 as        
determined by the ,committees on ,house 
,administration and on ,rules of the    
,house of ,representatives and          
communicated in writing by the ,chairs  
of such committees to the ,commission7  
to elect a ,delegate or ,resident       
,commissioner to ,congress4  #e4 ,grants
 for election information sharing ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,director of the ,cybersecurity and    
,infrastructure ,security ,agency       
#ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbf1 #bjbg1 and #bjbh for the purpose 

of making grants to the ,center for     
,internet ,security to carry out the    
,elections ,infrastructure ,information 
,sharing and ,analysis ,center4