‘‘(ii) The total number of ballots cast 
in each election administered by the agency 
(including undervotes, overvotes, and other 
invalid votes). 
‘‘(iii) A precise description of the 
manner in which the ballots are physically 
stored, including the total number of phys-
ical groups of ballots, the numbering sys-
tem for each group, a unique label for each 
group, and the number of ballots in each 
such group. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘incorrect outcome’ means an 
outcome that differs from the outcome that would be 
determined by a full tabulation of all votes validly 
cast in the election, determining voter intent manu-
ally, directly from voter-verifiable paper records. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘outcome’ means the winner of 
an election, whether a candidate or a position. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘reported outcome’ means the 
outcome of an election which is determined accord-
ing to the canvass and which will become the official, 
certified outcome unless it is revised by an audit, re-
count, or other legal process. 
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‘‘SEC. 298A. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES. 
‘‘A State is eligible to receive a grant under this part 
if the State submits to the Commission, at such time and 
in such form as the Commission may require, an applica-
tion containing— 
‘‘(1) a certification that, not later than 5 years 
after receiving the grant, the State will conduct risk- 
limiting audits of the results of elections for Federal 
office held in the State as described in section 298; 
‘‘(2) a certification that, not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
chief State election official of the State has estab-
lished or will establish the rules and procedures for 
conducting the audits which meet the requirements 
of section 298(c); 
‘‘(3) a certification that the audit shall be com-
pleted not later than the date on which the State 
certifies the results of the election; 
‘‘(4) a certification that, after completing the 
audit, the State shall publish a report on the results 
of the audit, together with such information as nec-
essary to confirm that the audit was conducted prop-
erly; 
‘‘(5) a certification that, if a risk-limiting audit 
conducted under this part leads to a full manual 
tally of an election, State law requires that the State 
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or election agency shall use the results of the full 
manual tally as the official results of the election; 
and 
‘‘(6) such other information and assurances as 
the Commission may require. 
‘‘SEC. 298B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for grants 
under this part $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, to re-
main available until expended.’’. 
(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—GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS 
OF ELECTIONS 
‘‘Sec. 298. Grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elec-
tions. 
‘‘Sec. 298A. Eligibility of States. 
‘‘Sec. 298B. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 122. GAO ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF AUDITS. 
(a) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 6 months after the 
first election for Federal office is held after grants are 
first awarded to States for conducting risk-limiting audits 
under part 8 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (as added by section 121) for conducting 
risk-limiting audits of elections for Federal office, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
an analysis of the extent to which such audits have im-
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proved the administration of such elections and the secu-
rity 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 appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
TITLE II—PROMOTING CYBERSE-
CURITY THROUGH IMPROVE-
MENTS IN ELECTION ADMIN-
ISTRATION 
SEC. 201. 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.— 
(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-
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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 
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.— 
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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 this paragraph, the Development 
Committee shall issue election cybersecurity guide-
lines, including standards and best practices for pro-
curing, maintaining, testing, operating, and updat-
ing election systems to prevent and deter cybersecu-
rity incidents.’’. 
SEC. 202. 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 and 105, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) REQUIRING USE OF SOFTWARE AND HARD-
WARE FOR WHICH INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED BY 
MANUFACTURER.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRING USE OF SOFTWARE FOR 
WHICH SOURCE CODE IS DISCLOSED BY MANU-
FACTURER.— 
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‘‘(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 
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 
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‘‘(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 
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-
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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 
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. 
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SEC. 203. 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: 
‘‘(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-
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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 redesignated by subsection (b), 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, or, with respect to any requirements re-
lating to electronic poll books, on and after January 1, 
2020.’’. 
SEC. 204. 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 
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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. 
‘‘(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) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN-
FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) 
is amended by striking ‘‘sections 301, 302, and 303’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subtitle A of title III’’. 
(c) 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. 205. 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: 
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‘‘(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).’’. 
TITLE III—ELECTION SECURITY 
GRANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20921 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART 4—ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
‘‘SEC. 225. ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
an advisory committee (hereinafter in this part referred 
to as the ‘Committee’) to assist the Commission with re-
spect to the award of grants to States under this Act for 
the purpose of election security. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall, with 
respect to an application for a grant received by the 
Commission— 
‘‘(A) review such application; and 
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‘‘(B) 
recommend 
to 
the 
Commission 
whether to award the grant to the applicant. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In reviewing an appli-
cation pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Committee 
shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the record of the applicant with re-
spect to— 
‘‘(i) compliance of the applicant with 
the requirements under subtitle A of title 
III; and 
‘‘(ii) adoption of voluntary guidelines 
issued by the Commission under subtitle B 
of title III; and 
‘‘(B) the goals and requirements of elec-
tion security as described in the Securing 
America’s Federal Elections Act. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com-
posed of 15 individuals appointed by the Executive Direc-
tor of the Commission with experience and expertise in 
election security. 
‘‘(d) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Members of 
the Committee shall not receive any compensation for 
their service, but shall be paid travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for em-
ployees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
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title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes 
or regular places of business in the performance of services 
for the Committee.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE IV—USE OF VOTING MA-
CHINES MANUFACTURED IN 
THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 401. 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 section 104, section 
105, and section 202 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) 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.’’. 
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TITLE V—SEVERABILITY 
SEC. 501. 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 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
Æ 
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