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available without fiscal year limitation until ex-
pended.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 111(b), is further 
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to 
subtitle D of title II the following: 
‘‘PART 8—FUNDING FOR POST-ELECTION RISK-LIMITING AUDITS 
‘‘Sec. 298. Payments for post-election risk-limiting audits.’’. 
SEC. 123. GAO ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF AUDITS. 
(a) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 6 months after the 
first elections for Federal office is held for which States 
must conduct risk-limiting audits under section 303A of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (as added by section 
121), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct an analysis of the extent to which such audits 
have improved the administration of such elections and the 
security of election infrastructure in the States receiving 
such grants. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit a report on the analysis con-
ducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
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TITLE II—PROMOTING CYBERSE-
CURITY THROUGH IMPROVE-
MENTS IN ELECTION ADMIN-
ISTRATION 
SEC. 201. VOTING SYSTEM CYBERSECURITY REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) BALLOT TABULATING DEVICES.—Section 301(a) 
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21081(a)), as amended by section 104 and section 105, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) BALLOT TABULATING METHODS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The voting system 
tabulates ballots by hand or through the use of 
an optical scanning device that meets the re-
quirements of subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR OPTICAL SCAN-
NING
DEVICES.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (C), the requirements of this sub-
paragraph are as follows: 
‘‘(i) The device is designed and built 
in a manner in which it is mechanically im-
possible for the device to add or change the 
vote selections on a printed or marked bal-
lot. 
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‘‘(ii) The device is capable of export-
ing its data (including vote tally data sets 
and cast vote records) in a machine-read-
able, open data standard format required 
by the Commission, in consultation with 
the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. 
‘‘(iii) The device consists of hardware 
that demonstrably conforms to a hardware 
component manifest describing point-of-or-
igin information (including upstream hard-
ware supply chain information for each 
component) that— 
‘‘(I) has been provided to the 
Commission, the Director of Cyberse-
curity and Infrastructure Security, 
and the chief State election official for 
each State in which the device is used; 
and 
‘‘(II) may be shared by any enti-
ty to whom it has been provided under 
subclause (I) with independent experts 
for cybersecurity analysis. 
‘‘(iv) The device utilizes technology 
that prevents the operation of the device if 
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any hardware components do not meet the 
requirements of clause (iii). 
‘‘(v) The device operates using soft-
ware for which the source code, system 
build tools, and compilation parameters— 
‘‘(I) have been provided to the 
Commission, the Director of Cyberse-
curity and Infrastructure Security, 
and the chief State election official for 
each State in which the device is used; 
and 
‘‘(II) may be shared by any enti-
ty to whom it has been provided under 
subclause (I) with independent experts 
for cybersecurity analysis. 
‘‘(vi) The device utilizes technology 
that prevents the running of software on 
the device that does not meet the require-
ments of clause (v). 
‘‘(vii) The device utilizes technology 
that enables election officials, cybersecurity 
researchers, and voters to verify that the 
software running on the device— 
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‘‘(I) was built from a specific, 
untampered version of the code that is 
described in clause (v); and 
‘‘(II) uses the system build tools 
and compilation parameters that are 
described in clause (v). 
‘‘(viii) The device contains such other 
security requirements as the Director of 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
requires. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security, 
in consultation with the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, may waive one or more of the re-
quirements of subparagraph (B) (other 
than the requirement of clause (i) thereof) 
with respect to any device for a period of 
not to exceed 2 years. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLICATION.—Information re-
lating to any waiver granted under clause 
(i) shall be made publicly available on the 
Internet. 
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‘‘(D) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Each State and 
jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the 
requirements of this paragraph for the regularly 
scheduled election for Federal office in Novem-
ber 2024, and for each subsequent election for 
Federal office.’’. 
(b) OTHER CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 301(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)), as amended 
by section 104, section 105, and subsection (a), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(10) PROHIBITION OF USE OF WIRELESS COM-
MUNICATIONS DEVICES IN SYSTEMS OR DEVICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No system or device 
upon which ballot marking devices or optical 
scanners are configured, upon which ballots are 
marked by voters (except as necessary for indi-
viduals with disabilities to use ballot marking 
devices that meet the accessibility requirements 
of paragraph (3)), or upon which votes are cast, 
tabulated, or aggregated shall contain, use, or 
be accessible by any wireless, power-line, or con-
cealed communication device. 
‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Each State and 
jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the 
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requirements of this paragraph for the regularly 
scheduled election for Federal office in Novem-
ber 2020, and for each subsequent election for 
Federal office. 
‘‘(11) PROHIBITING
CONNECTION
OF
SYSTEM 
TO THE INTERNET.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No system or device 
upon which ballot marking devices or optical 
scanners are configured, upon which ballots are 
marked by voters, or upon which votes are cast, 
tabulated, or aggregated shall be connected to 
the Internet or any non-local computer system 
via telephone or other communication network 
at any time. 
‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Each State and 
jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the 
requirements of this paragraph for the regularly 
scheduled election for Federal office in Novem-
ber 2020, and for each subsequent election for 
Federal office.’’. 
(c) SPECIAL CYBERSECURITY RULES FOR CERTAIN 
BALLOT MARKING DEVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(a) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 21081(a)), as amended by section 104, 
section 105, and subsections (a) and (b), is further 
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amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(12) BALLOT MARKING DEVICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a voting 
system that uses a ballot marking device, the 
ballot marking device shall be a device that— 
‘‘(i) is not capable of tabulating votes; 
‘‘(ii) except in the case of a ballot 
marking device used exclusively to comply 
with the requirements of paragraph (3), is 
certified in accordance with section 232 as 
meeting the requirements of subparagraph 
(B); and 
‘‘(iii) meets the requirements of 
clauses (iii) through (viii) of section 
301(a)(9)(B). 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A ballot marking 
device meets the requirements of this sub-
paragraph if, during a double-masked test 
conducted by a qualified independent user 
experience research laboratory (as defined 
in section 232(b)(4)) of a simulated elec-
tion scenario which meets the requirements 
of clause (ii), there is less than a 5 percent 
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chance that an ordinary voter using the de-
vice would not detect and report any dif-
ference between the vote selection printed 
on the ballot by the ballot marking device 
and the vote selection indicated by the 
voter. 
‘‘(ii) 
SIMULATED
ELECTION
SCE-
NARIO.—A simulated election scenario 
meets the requirements of this clause if it 
is conducted with— 
‘‘(I) a pool of subjects that are— 
‘‘(aa) diverse in age, gender, 
education, and physical limita-
tions; and 
‘‘(bb) representative of the 
communities in which the voting 
system will be used; and 
‘‘(II) ballots that are representa-
tive of ballots ordinarily used in the 
communities in which the voting sys-
tem will be used. 
‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Each State and 
jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the 
requirements of this paragraph for the regularly 
scheduled election for Federal office in Novem-
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ber 2022, and for each subsequent election for 
Federal office.’’. 
(2) PROCEDURE FOR TESTING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title II of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
20971 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 232. TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF BALLOT MARK-
ING DEVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any State or jurisdiction which 
intends to use a ballot marking device (other than a ballot 
marking device used exclusively to comply with the re-
quirements of section 301(a)(3)) in an election for Federal 
office may submit an application to the Commission for 
testing and certification under this section. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION, ASSIGNMENT, AND TESTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An application under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted not later than 18 
months before the date of the election for Federal 
office in which the ballot marking device is intended 
to be used and shall contain such information as the 
Commission requires. 
‘‘(2) ASSIGNMENT.—Upon receipt of an appli-
cation for testing under this section, the Commission 
shall contract with a qualified independent user ex-
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perience research laboratory for the testing of 
whether the ballot marking device intended to be 
used by the State or jurisdiction meets the require-
ments of section 301(a)(12)(B). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING.—Any con-
tract described in paragraph (2) shall require the 
qualified independent user experience research lab-
oratory to— 
‘‘(A) not later than 30 days before testing 
begins, submit to the Commission for approval 
the protocol for the simulated election scenario 
used for testing the ballot marking device; 
‘‘(B) use only protocols approved by the 
Commission in conducting such testing; and 
‘‘(C) submit to the Commission a report on 
the results of the testing. 
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT USER EXPERI-
ENCE
RESEARCH
LABORATORY.—For purposes of 
this section: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
independent user experience research labora-
tory’ means a laboratory accredited under this 
subsection by the Election Assistance Commis-
sion in accordance with standards determined 
by the Commission, in consultation with the Di-
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rector of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—A laboratory shall not be 
accredited under this subsection unless such 
laboratory demonstrates that— 
‘‘(i) no employee of, or individual with 
an ownership in, such laboratory has, or 
has had during the 5 preceding years, any 
financial relationship with a manufacturer 
of voting systems; and 
‘‘(ii) any group of individuals con-
ducting tests under this section collectively 
meet the following qualifications: 
‘‘(I) Experience designing and 
running user research studies and ex-
periments using both qualitative and 
quantitative methodologies. 
‘‘(II) Experience with voting sys-
tems. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW BY INDEPENDENT BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall sub-
mit for approval to an independent review board es-
tablished under paragraph (3) the following: 
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‘‘(A) Any protocol submitted to the Com-
mission under subsection (b)(3)(A). 
‘‘(B) Any report submitted to the Commis-
sion under subsection (b)(3)(C). 
‘‘(2) FINAL
APPROVAL.—Not later than the 
date that is 12 months before the date of the elec-
tion for Federal office in which a State or jurisdic-
tion intends to use the ballot marking device, the 
independent review board shall report to the Com-
mission on whether it has approved a report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(3) INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARD.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An independent re-
view board established under this paragraph 
shall be composed of five independent scientists 
appointed by the Commission, in consultation 
with the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members of 
the independent review board— 
‘‘(i) shall have expertise and relevant 
peer-reviewed publications in the following 
fields: cognitive psychology, experimental 
design, statistics, and user experience re-
search and testing; and 
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‘‘(ii) may not have, or have had dur-
ing the 5 preceding years, any financial re-
lationship with a manufacturer of voting 
systems. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The Commission shall 
make public— 
‘‘(A) any protocol approved under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(B) any report submitted under sub-
section (b)(3)(C); and 
‘‘(C) any determination made by an inde-
pendent review board under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.—If— 
‘‘(1) a ballot marking device is determined by 
the qualified independent user experience research 
laboratory to meet the requirements of section 
301(a)(12); and 
‘‘(2) the report submitted under subsection 
(b)(3)(C) is approved by a majority of the members 
of the independent review board under subsection 
(d)(2), 
then the Commission shall certify the ballot marking de-
vice. 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION ON FEES.—The Commission may 
not charge any fee to a State or jurisdiction, a developer 
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or manufacturer of a ballot marking device, or any other 
person in connection with testing and certification under 
this section.’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(i) Section 202(2) of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20922(2)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and ballot mark-
ing devices’’ after ‘‘hardware and soft-
ware’’). 
(ii) The heading for subtitle B of title 
II of such Act is amended by inserting at 
the end ‘‘; Ballot Marking Devices’’. 
(iii) The table of contents of such Act 
is amended— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘; Ballot Mark-
ing Devices’’ at the end of the item 
relating to subtitle B of title II; and 
(II) by inserting after the item 
related to section 231 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 232. Testing and certification of ballot marking devices.’’. 
SEC. 202. TESTING OF EXISTING VOTING SYSTEMS TO EN-
SURE COMPLIANCE WITH ELECTION CYBER-
SECURITY GUIDELINES AND OTHER GUIDE-
LINES. 
(a) REQUIRING TESTING OF EXISTING VOTING SYS-
TEMS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 231(a) of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20971(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) TESTING TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH 
GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(A) TESTING.—Not later than 9 months 
before the date of each regularly scheduled gen-
eral election for Federal office, the Commission 
shall provide for the testing by accredited lab-
oratories under this section of the voting system 
hardware and software which was certified for 
use in the most recent such election, on the 
basis of the most recent voting system guide-
lines applicable to such hardware or software 
(including election cybersecurity guidelines) 
issued under this Act. 
‘‘(B) DECERTIFICATION OF HARDWARE OR 
SOFTWARE FAILING TO MEET GUIDELINES.—If, 
on the basis of the testing described in subpara-
graph (A), the Commission determines that any 
voting system hardware or software does not 
meet the most recent guidelines applicable to 
such hardware or software issued under this 
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Act, the Commission shall decertify such hard-
ware or software.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the reg-
ularly scheduled general election for Federal office 
held in November 2020 and each succeeding regu-
larly scheduled general election for Federal office. 
(b) ISSUANCE OF CYBERSECURITY GUIDELINES BY 
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.— 
Section 221(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
U.S.C. 20961(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) 
ELECTION
CYBERSECURITY
GUIDE-
LINES.—Not later than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of the Securing America’s Federal 
Elections Act, the Development Committee shall 
issue election cybersecurity guidelines, including 
standards and best practices for procuring, main-
taining, testing, operating, and updating election 
systems to prevent and deter cybersecurity inci-
dents.’’. 
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SEC. 203. REQUIRING USE OF SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE 
FOR WHICH INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED BY 
MANUFACTURER. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 301(a) of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)), as 
amended by sections 104, 105, 201(a), 201(b), and 
201(c), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) REQUIRING
USE
OF
SOFTWARE
AND 
HARDWARE FOR WHICH INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED 
BY MANUFACTURER.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRING USE OF SOFTWARE FOR 
WHICH SOURCE CODE IS DISCLOSED BY MANU-
FACTURER.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the operation 
of voting systems in an election for Federal 
office, a State may only use software for 
which the manufacturer makes the source 
code (in the form in which will be used at 
the time of the election) publicly available 
online under a license that grants a world-
wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, 
sub-licensable license to all intellectual 
property rights in such source code, except 
that the manufacturer may prohibit a per-
son who obtains the software from using 
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the software in a manner that is primarily 
intended for or directed toward commercial 
advantage or private monetary compensa-
tion that is unrelated to carrying out legiti-
mate research or cybersecurity activity. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—Clause (i) does 
not apply with respect to— 
‘‘(I) widely-used operating system 
software which is not specific to vot-
ing systems and for which the source 
code or baseline functionality is not 
altered; or 
‘‘(II) widely-used cybersecurity 
software which is not specific to vot-
ing systems and for which the source 
code or baseline functionality is not 
altered. 
‘‘(B) REQUIRING USE OF HARDWARE FOR 
WHICH INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED BY MANU-
FACTURER.— 
‘‘(i) 
REQUIRING
DISCLOSURE
OF 
HARDWARE.—A State may not use a vot-
ing system in an election for Federal office 
unless the manufacturer of the system 
publicly discloses online the identification 
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of the hardware used to operate the sys-
tem. 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL
DISCLOSURE
RE-
QUIREMENTS
FOR
CUSTOM
OR
ALTERED 
HARDWARE.—To the extent that the hard-
ware used to operate a voting system or 
any component thereof is not widely-used, 
or is widely-used but is altered, the State 
may not use the system in an election for 
Federal office unless— 
‘‘(I) the manufacturer of the sys-
tem publicly discloses online the com-
ponents of the hardware, the design of 
such components, and how such com-
ponents are connected in the oper-
ation of the system; and 
‘‘(II) the manufacturer makes 
the design (in the form which will be 
used at the time of the election) pub-
licly available online under a license 
that grants a worldwide, royalty-free, 
non-exclusive, perpetual, sub-licens-
able license to all intellectual property 
rights in the design of the hardware 
or the component, except that the 
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manufacturer may prohibit a person 
who obtains the design from using the 
design in a manner that is primarily 
intended for or directed toward com-
mercial advantage or private monetary 
compensation that is unrelated to car-
rying out legitimate research or cyber-
security activity.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections for 
Federal office held in 2020 or any succeeding year. 
SEC. 204. TREATMENT OF ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS AS 
PART OF VOTING SYSTEMS. 
(a) INCLUSION
IN DEFINITION
OF VOTING SYS-
TEM.—Section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) any electronic poll book used with respect 
to the election; and’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 301 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 21081) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ELECTRONIC POLL BOOK DEFINED.—In this 
Act, the term ‘electronic poll book’ means the total com-
bination of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic 
equipment (including the software, firmware, and docu-
mentation required to program, control, and support the 
equipment) that is used— 
‘‘(1) to retain the list of registered voters at a 
polling location, or vote center, or other location at 
which voters cast votes in an election for Federal of-
fice; and 
‘‘(2) to identify registered voters who are eligi-
ble to vote in an election.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 301(e) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 21081(e)), as amended by section 107 and as 
redesignated by subsection (b), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
ELECTRONIC
POLL 
BOOKS.—In the case of the requirements of sub-
section (c) (relating to electronic poll books), each 
State and jurisdiction shall be required to comply 
with such requirements on or after January 1, 
2020.’’. 
SEC. 205. PRE-ELECTION REPORTS ON VOTING SYSTEM 
USAGE. 
(a) REQUIRING STATES TO SUBMIT REPORTS.—Title 
III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21081 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 301 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 301A. PRE-ELECTION REPORTS ON VOTING SYSTEM 
USAGE. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING STATES TO SUBMIT REPORTS.— 
Not later than 120 days before the date of each regularly 
scheduled general election for Federal office, the chief 
State election official of a State shall submit a report to 
the Commission containing a detailed voting system usage 
plan for each jurisdiction in the State which will admin-
ister the election, including a detailed plan for the usage 
of electronic poll books and other equipment and compo-
nents of such system. 
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‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 301 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 301A. Pre-election reports on voting system usage.’’. 
SEC. 206. STREAMLINING COLLECTION OF ELECTION IN-
FORMATION. 
Section 202 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(52 U.S.C. 20922) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Commission’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—Sub-
chapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
shall not apply to the collection of information for pur-
poses of maintaining the clearinghouse described in para-
graph (1) of subsection (a).’’. 
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TITLE III—USE OF VOTING MA-
CHINES MANUFACTURED IN 
THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 301. USE OF VOTING MACHINES MANUFACTURED IN 
THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(52 U.S.C. 21081(a)), as amended by sections 104, 105, 
201(a), 201(b), 201(c), and 203(a), is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) VOTING MACHINE REQUIREMENTS.—By 
not later than the date of the regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office occurring in No-
vember 2022, each State shall seek to ensure that 
any voting machine used in such election and in any 
subsequent election for Federal office is manufac-
tured in the United States.’’. 
TITLE IV—SEVERABILITY 
SEC. 401. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made 
by this Act, and the application of the provisions and 
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amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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