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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8011 

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make payments under such Act to States for the 

services of cyber navigators to provide election officials with access to 

risk management, resiliency, and technical support services in the administration of elections for Federal office. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 11, 2020 

Mr. KATKO (for himself and Miss RICE of New York) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

A BILL 

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct 

the Election Assistance Commission to make payments 

under such Act to States for the services of cyber navigators to provide election officials with access to risk management, resiliency, and technical support services in the 

administration of elections for Federal office. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cyber Navigators for 

5 Elections Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PAYMENTS BY ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

2 TO STATES FOR SERVICES OF CYBER NAVIGA3 TORS. 

4 (a) AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS.—Subtitle D of title 

5 II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 

6 21001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new part: 

8 ‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS FOR OBTAINING SERVICES 

9 OF CYBER NAVIGATORS 

10 ‘‘SEC. 297. PAYMENTS FOR OBTAINING SERVICES OF CYBER 

11 NAVIGATORS. 

12 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY AND USE OF PAYMENTS.—The 

13 Commission shall make a payment to each eligible State 

14 to obtain services of cyber navigators who will provide elec15 tion officials of the jurisdictions of the State which admin16 ister elections for Federal office with access to risk man17 agement, resiliency, and technical support services in the 

18 administration of such elections. 

19 ‘‘(b) SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS.—As soon as prac20 ticable after the date of the enactment of this part (but 

21 in no event later than 6 months thereafter), and not less 

22 frequently than once each calendar year thereafter, the 

23 Commission shall make payments under this part. 

24 ‘‘SEC. 297A. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT. 

25 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a payment made 

26 to an eligible State or an eligible unit of local government 


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1 for a year under this part shall be determined by the Com2 mission. 

3 ‘‘(b) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AFTER

4 APPROPRIATION.—A payment made to an eligible State 

5 or eligible unit of local government under this part shall 

6 be available without fiscal year limitation. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 297B. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY. 

8 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Each State that desires to re9 ceive a payment under this part for a fiscal year shall sub10 mit an application for the payment to the Commission at 

11 such time and in such manner and containing such infor12 mation as the Commission shall require. 

13 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each application 

14 submitted under subsection (a) shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) describe the activities for which assistance 

16 under this part is sought; and 

17 ‘‘(2) provide such additional information and 

18 certifications as the Commission determines to be es19 sential to ensure compliance with the requirements 

20 of this part. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 297C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for grants 

23 under this part $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

24 2020 through 2024. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 297D. REPORTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS.—Not later than the 

3 6 months after the end of each fiscal year for which an 

4 eligible State received a payment under this part, the 

5 State shall submit a report to the Commission on the ac6 tivities conducted with the funds provided during the year. 

7 ‘‘(b) REPORTS BY COMMISSION TO COMMITTEES.— 

8 With respect to each fiscal year for which the Commission 

9 makes payments under this part, the Commission shall 

10 submit a report on the activities carried out under this 

11 part to the Committee on House Administration of the 

12 House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules 

13 and Administration of the Senate.’’. 

14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

15 of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 

16 relating to subtitle D of title II the following: 

‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS FOR OBTAINING SERVICES OF CYBER NAVIGATORS

‘‘Sec. 297. Payments for obtaining services of cyber navigators. 

‘‘Sec. 297A. Amount of payment. 

‘‘Sec. 297B. Requirements for eligibility. 

‘‘Sec. 297C. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘Sec. 297D. Reports.’’. 

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