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‘‘(f) PROTECTION OF SECURITY OF INFORMATION.—In 
meeting the requirements of this section, the State shall es-
tablish appropriate technological security measures to pre-
vent to the greatest extent practicable any unauthorized ac-
cess to information provided by individuals using the serv-
ices made available under subsection (a). 
‘‘(g) ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES.—A state shall en-
sure that the services made available under this section are 
made available to individuals with disabilities to the same 
extent as services are made available to all other individ-
uals. 
‘‘(h) USE OF ADDITIONAL TELEPHONE-BASED SYS-
TEM.—A State shall make the services made available on-
line under subsection (a) available through the use of an 
automated telephone-based system, subject to the same terms 
and conditions applicable under this section to the services 
made available online, in addition to making the services 
available online in accordance with the requirements of this 
section. 
‘‘(i) NONDISCRIMINATION AMONG REGISTERED VOT-
ERS USING MAIL AND ONLINE REGISTRATION.—In car-
rying out this Act, the Help America Vote Act of 2002, or 
any other Federal, State, or local law governing the treat-
ment of registered voters in the State or the administration 
of elections for public office in the State, a State shall treat
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a registered voter who registered to vote online in accord-
ance with this section in the same manner as the State 
treats a registered voter who registered to vote by mail.’’. 
(2) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS 
USING ONLINE REGISTRATION.— 
(A) TREATMENT
AS
INDIVIDUALS
REG-
ISTERING TO VOTE BY MAIL FOR PURPOSES OF 
FIRST-TIME
VOTER
IDENTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 303(b)(1)(A) of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083(b)(1)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘by mail’’ and inserting 
‘‘by mail or online under section 6A of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993’’. 
(B) REQUIRING SIGNATURE FOR FIRST-TIME 
VOTERS
IN
JURISDICTION.—Section 303(b) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21083(b)) is amended— 
(i) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) SIGNATURE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
FIRST- 
TIME VOTERS USING ONLINE REGISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State shall, in a uni-
form and nondiscriminatory manner, require an
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individual to meet the requirements of subpara-
graph (B) if— 
‘‘(i) the individual registered to vote in 
the State online under section 6A of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993; and 
‘‘(ii) the individual has not previously 
voted in an election for Federal office in the 
State. 
‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—An 
individual 
meets the requirements of this subparagraph if— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an individual who 
votes in person, the individual provides the 
appropriate State or local election official 
with a handwritten signature; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual who 
votes by mail, the individual submits with 
the ballot a handwritten signature. 
‘‘(C) INAPPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) 
does not apply in the case of an individual who 
is— 
‘‘(i) entitled to vote by absentee ballot 
under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20302 et 
seq.);
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‘‘(ii) provided the right to vote other-
wise 
than 
in 
person 
under 
section 
3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for 
the Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 
U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)); or 
‘‘(iii) entitled to vote otherwise than in 
person under any other Federal law.’’. 
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO 
EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 303(d)(2)(A) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 21083(d)(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Each State’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 
provided in subsection (b)(5), each State’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) TIMING
OF
REGISTRATION.—Section 
8(a)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(1)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) 
as subparagraph (E); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) in the case of online registration 
through the official public website of an election 
official under section 6A, if the valid voter reg-
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istration application is submitted online not 
later than the lesser of 28 days, or the period 
provided by State law, before the date of the elec-
tion (as determined by treating the date on 
which the application is sent electronically as the 
date on which it is submitted); and’’. 
(B) INFORMING APPLICANTS OF ELIGIBILITY 
REQUIREMENTS
AND
PENALTIES.—Section 
8(a)(5) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(5)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and 7’’ and inserting ‘‘6A, 
and 7’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date that is 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section. 
(b) USE OF INTERNET TO UPDATE REGISTRATION IN-
FORMATION.— 
(1) UPDATES TO INFORMATION CONTAINED ON 
COMPUTERIZED
STATEWIDE
VOTER
REGISTRATION 
LIST.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 303(a) of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21083(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
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‘‘(6) USE OF INTERNET BY REGISTERED VOTERS 
TO UPDATE INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate State 
or local election official shall ensure that any 
registered voter on the computerized list may at 
any time update the voter’s registration informa-
tion, including the voter’s address and electronic 
mail address, online through the official public 
website of the election official responsible for the 
maintenance of the list, so long as the voter at-
tests to the contents of the update by providing 
a signature in electronic form in the same man-
ner required under section 6A(c) of the National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993. 
‘‘(B) PROCESSING OF UPDATED INFORMA-
TION BY ELECTION OFFICIALS.—If a registered 
voter updates registration information under 
subparagraph (A), the appropriate State or local 
election official shall— 
‘‘(i) revise any information on the 
computerized list to reflect the update made 
by the voter; and 
‘‘(ii) if the updated registration infor-
mation affects the voter’s eligibility to vote 
in an election for Federal office, ensure that
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the information is processed with respect to 
the election if the voter updates the informa-
tion not later than the lesser of 7 days, or 
the period provided by State law, before the 
date of the election. 
‘‘(C) CONFIRMATION AND DISPOSITION.— 
‘‘(i) CONFIRMATION
OF
RECEIPT.— 
Upon the online submission of updated reg-
istration information by an individual 
under this paragraph, the appropriate State 
or local election official shall send the indi-
vidual a notice confirming the State’s re-
ceipt of the updated information and pro-
viding instructions on how the individual 
may check the status of the update. 
‘‘(ii) NOTICE
OF
DISPOSITION.—Not 
later than 7 days after the appropriate 
State or local election official has accepted 
or rejected updated information submitted 
by an individual under this paragraph, the 
official shall send the individual a notice of 
the disposition of the update. 
‘‘(iii) METHOD
OF
NOTIFICATION.— 
The appropriate State or local election offi-
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cial shall send the notices required under 
this subparagraph by regular mail and— 
‘‘(I) in the case of an individual 
who has requested that the State pro-
vide voter registration and voting in-
formation through electronic mail, by 
electronic mail; and 
‘‘(II) at the option of an indi-
vidual, by text message.’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO 
EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 303(d)(1)(A) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 21083(d)(1)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (B),’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraph (B) and subsection (a)(6),’’. 
(2) ABILITY OF REGISTRANT TO USE ONLINE UP-
DATE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON RESIDENCE.— 
Section 8(d)(2)(A) of the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(d)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting after 
‘‘return the card’’ the following: ‘‘or update the 
registrant’s information on the computerized 
Statewide voter registration list using the online 
method provided under section 303(a)(6) of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002’’; and
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(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘re-
turned,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘returned 
or if the registrant does not update the reg-
istrant’s information on the computerized State-
wide voter registration list using such online 
method,’’. 
(c) SAME DAY REGISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title III of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by section 
160003(a) and as amended by sections 160004(a) and 
160005(a), is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating sections 327 and 328 
as sections 328 and 329; and 
(B) by inserting after section 326 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 327. SAME DAY REGISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—Each State shall permit 
any eligible individual on the day of a Federal elec-
tion and on any day when voting, including early 
voting, is permitted for a Federal election— 
‘‘(A) to register to vote in such election at 
the polling place using a form that meets the re-
quirements under section 9(b) of the National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (or, if the indi-
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vidual is already registered to vote, to revise any 
of the individual’s voter registration informa-
tion); and 
‘‘(B) to cast a vote in such election. 
‘‘(2) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
requirements 
under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to a State in which, 
under a State law in effect continuously on and after 
the date of the enactment of this section, there is no 
voter registration requirement for individuals in the 
State with respect to elections for Federal office. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible individual’ means, with respect to 
any election for Federal office, an individual who is other-
wise qualified to vote in that election. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Each State shall be required 
to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) for the 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office occur-
ring in November 2020 and for any subsequent election for 
Federal office.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act, as added by section 160003 and as 
amended by sections 160004 and 160005, is further 
amended—
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(A) by redesignating the items relating to 
sections 327 and 328 as relating to sections 328 
and 329; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 326 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 327. Same day registration.’’. 
(d) PROHIBITING STATE FROM REQUIRING APPLI-
CANTS TO PROVIDE MORE THAN LAST 4 DIGITS OF SOCIAL 
SECURITY NUMBER.— 
(1) FORM
INCLUDED
WITH
APPLICATION
FOR 
MOTOR
VEHICLE
DRIVER’S
LICENSE.—Section 
5(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504(c)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the 
following: ‘‘, and to the extent that the application re-
quires the applicant to provide a Social Security 
number, may not require the applicant to provide 
more than the last 4 digits of such number;’’. 
(2) 
NATIONAL
MAIL
VOTER
REGISTRATION 
FORM.—Section 9(b)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
20508(b)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and to the ex-
tent that the form requires the applicant to provide 
a Social Security number, the form may not require 
the applicant to provide more than the last 4 digits 
of such number;’’.
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to the reg-
ularly scheduled general election for Federal office 
held in November 2020 and each succeeding election 
for Federal office. 
SEC. 108. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR VOTERS RESIDING IN IN-
DIAN LANDS. 
(a) ACCOMMODATIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) DESIGNATION OF BALLOT PICKUP AND COL-
LECTION LOCATIONS.—Given the widespread lack of 
residential mail delivery in Indian Country, an In-
dian Tribe may designate buildings as ballot pickup 
and collection locations with respect to an election for 
Federal office at no cost to the Indian Tribe. An In-
dian Tribe may designate one building per precinct 
located within Indian lands. The applicable State or 
political subdivision shall collect ballots from those lo-
cations. The applicable State or political subdivision 
shall provide the Indian Tribe with accurate precinct 
maps for all precincts located within Indian lands 60 
days before the election. 
(2) PROVISION OF MAIL-IN AND ABSENTEE BAL-
LOTS.—The State or political subdivision shall pro-
vide mail-in and absentee ballots with respect to an 
election for Federal office to each individual who is
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registered to vote in the election who resides on In-
dian lands in the State or political subdivision in-
volved without requiring a residential address or a 
mail-in or absentee ballot request. 
(3) USE OF DESIGNATED BUILDING AS RESIDEN-
TIAL AND MAILING ADDRESS.—The address of a des-
ignated building that is a ballot pickup and collection 
location with respect to an election for Federal office 
may serve as the residential address and mailing ad-
dress for voters living on Indian lands if the tribally 
designated building is in the same precinct as that 
voter. If there is no tribally designated building with-
in a voter’s precinct, the voter may use another trib-
ally designated building within the Indian lands 
where the voter is located. Voters using a tribally des-
ignated building outside of the voter’s precinct may 
use the tribally designated building as a mailing ad-
dress and may separately designate the voter’s appro-
priate precinct through a description of the voter’s 
address, as specified in section 9428.4(a)(2) of title 
11, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(4) LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY.—In the case of a 
State or political subdivision that is a covered State 
or political subdivision under section 203 of the Vot-
ing Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503), that State
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or political subdivision shall provide absentee or 
mail-in voting materials with respect to an election 
for Federal office in the language of the applicable 
minority group as well as in the English language, 
bilingual election voting assistance, and written 
translations of all voting materials in the language of 
the applicable minority group, as required by section 
203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 
10503), as amended by subsection (b). 
(5) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section al-
ters the ability of an individual voter residing on In-
dian lands to request a ballot in a manner available 
to all other voters in the State. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.—The 
term ‘‘election for Federal office’’ means a gen-
eral, special, primary or runoff election for the 
office of President or Vice President, or of Sen-
ator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the Congress. 
(B) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
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(C) INDIAN
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Indian 
lands’’ includes— 
(i) any Indian country of an Indian 
Tribe, as defined under section 1151 of title 
18, United States Code; 
(ii) any land in Alaska owned, pursu-
ant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), by an Indian 
Tribe that is a Native village (as defined in 
section 3 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)) or 
by a Village Corporation that is associated 
with an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 
3 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)); 
(iii) any land on which the seat of the 
Tribal Government is located; and 
(iv) any land that is part or all of a 
Tribal designated statistical area associated 
with an Indian Tribe, or is part or all of 
an Alaska Native village statistical area as-
sociated with an Indian Tribe, as defined 
by the Census Bureau for the purposes of 
the most recent decennial census. 
(D) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian 
Tribe’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian 
tribe’’ in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determina-
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tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304). 
(E) 
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Tribal Government’’ means the recognized gov-
erning body of an Indian Tribe. 
(7) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(A) ATTORNEY
GENERAL.—The Attorney 
General may bring a civil action in an appro-
priate district court for such declaratory or in-
junctive relief as is necessary to carry out this 
subsection. 
(B) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(i) A person or Tribal Government who 
is aggrieved by a violation of this subsection 
may provide written notice of the violation 
to the chief election official of the State in-
volved. 
(ii) An aggrieved person or Tribal 
Government may bring a civil action in an 
appropriate district court for declaratory or 
injunctive relief with respect to a violation 
of this subsection, if— 
(I) that person or Tribal Govern-
ment provides the notice described in 
clause (i); and
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(II)(aa) in the case of a violation 
that occurs more than 120 days before 
the date of an election for Federal of-
fice, the violation remains and 90 days 
or more have passed since the date on 
which the chief election official of the 
State receives the notice under clause 
(i); or 
(bb) in the case of a violation that 
occurs 120 days or less before the date 
of an election for Federal office, the 
violation remains and 20 days or more 
have passed since the date on which the 
chief election official of the State re-
ceives the notice under clause (i). 
(iii) In the case of a violation of this 
section that occurs 30 days or less before the 
date of an election for Federal office, an ag-
grieved person or Tribal Government may 
bring a civil action in an appropriate dis-
trict court for declaratory or injunctive re-
lief with respect to the violation without 
providing notice to the chief election official 
of the State under clause (i).
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(b) BILINGUAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘1990’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PROVISION OF VOTING MATERIALS IN THE LAN-
GUAGE OF A MINORITY GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever any State or polit-
ical subdivision subject to the prohibition of sub-
section (b) of this section provides any registration or 
voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance, or other 
materials or information relating to the electoral 
process, including ballots, it shall provide them in the 
language of the applicable minority group as well as 
in the English language. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) In the case of a minority group that 
is not American Indian or Alaska Native and 
the language of that minority group is oral or 
unwritten, the State or political subdivision 
shall only be required to furnish, in the covered 
language, oral instructions, assistance, trans-
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lation of voting materials, or other information 
relating to registration and voting. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a minority group that 
is American Indian or Alaska Native, the State 
or political subdivision shall only be required to 
furnish in the covered language oral instructions, 
assistance, or other information relating to reg-
istration and voting, including all voting mate-
rials, if the Tribal Government of that minority 
group has certified that the language of the ap-
plicable American Indian or Alaska Native lan-
guage is presently unwritten or the Tribal Gov-
ernment does not want written translations in 
the minority language. 
‘‘(3) WRITTEN
TRANSLATIONS
FOR
ELECTION 
WORKERS.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph 
(2), 
the 
State or political division may be required to provide 
written translations of voting materials, with the con-
sent of any applicable Indian Tribe, to election work-
ers to ensure that the translations from English to the 
language of a minority group are complete, accurate, 
and uniform.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to the 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held
1841 
in November 2020 and each succeeding election for Federal 
office. 
SEC. 109. PAYMENTS BY ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS-
SION TO STATES TO ASSIST WITH COSTS OF 
COMPLIANCE. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS.—Subtitle D of title II 
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21001 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
part: 
‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COSTS OF 
COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESS ACT 
‘‘SEC. 297. PAYMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COSTS OF COMPLI-
ANCE WITH ACCESS ACT. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY AND USE OF PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall make 
a payment to each eligible State to assist the State 
with the costs of complying with the American 
Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security 
Act and the amendments made by such Act, including 
the provisions of such Act and such amendments 
which require States to pre-pay the postage on absen-
tee ballots and balloting materials. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS.—For pur-
poses of this part, the costs incurred by a State in 
carrying out a campaign to educate the public about
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the requirements of the American Coronavirus/ 
COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act and the 
amendments made by such Act shall be included as 
the costs of complying with such Act and such amend-
ments. 
‘‘(b) PRIMARY ELECTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS TO STATES.—In addition to any 
payments under subsection (a), the Commission shall 
make a payment to each eligible State to assist the 
State with the costs incurred in voluntarily electing 
to comply with the American Coronavirus/COVID–19 
Election Safety and Security Act and the amend-
ments made by such Act with respect to primary elec-
tions for Federal office held in the State in 2020. 
‘‘(2) STATE
PARTY-RUN
PRIMARIES.—In addi-
tion to any payments under paragraph (1), the Com-
mission shall make payments to each eligible political 
party of the State for costs incurred by such parties 
to send absentee ballots and return envelopes with 
prepaid postage to eligible voters participating in 
such primaries during 2020. 
‘‘(c) PASS-THROUGH OF FUNDS TO LOCAL JURISDIC-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State receives a pay-
ment under this part for costs that include costs in-
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curred by a local jurisdiction or Tribal government 
within the State, the State shall pass through to such 
local jurisdiction or Tribal government a portion of 
such payment that is equal to the amount of the costs 
incurred by such local jurisdiction or Tribal govern-
ment. 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘Tribal Government’ means the 
recognized governing body of an Indian tribe (as de-
fined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(d) SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this part and not 
less frequently than once each calendar year thereafter, the 
Commission shall make payments under this part. 
‘‘(e) COVERAGE OF COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN 
MARIANA ISLANDS.—In this part, the term ‘State’ includes 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION.—No funds may be provided to a 
State under this part for costs attributable to the electronic 
return of marked ballots by any voter. 
‘‘SEC. 297A. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a payment made 
to an eligible State for a year under this part shall be deter-
mined by the Commission.
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‘‘(b) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AFTER AP-
PROPRIATION.—A payment made to an eligible State or eli-
gible unit of local government under this part shall be avail-
able without fiscal year limitation. 
‘‘SEC. 297B. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Each State that desires to receive 
a payment under this part for a fiscal year, and each polit-
ical party of a State that desires to receive a payment under 
section 297(b)(2), shall submit an application for the pay-
ment to the Commission at such time and in such manner 
and containing such information as the Commission shall 
require. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each application 
submitted under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) describe the activities for which assistance 
under this part is sought; and 
‘‘(2) provide such additional information and 
certifications as the Commission determines to be es-
sential to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
this part. 
‘‘SEC. 297C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for payments 
under this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2021.
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‘‘SEC. 297D. REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) REPORTS
BY RECIPIENTS.—Not later than 6 
months after the end of each fiscal year for which an eligible 
State received a payment under this part, the State shall 
submit a report to the Commission on the activities con-
ducted with the funds provided during the year. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS BY COMMISSION TO COMMITTEES.— 
With respect to each fiscal year for which the Commission 
makes payments under this part, the Commission shall sub-
mit a report on the activities carried out under this part 
to the Committee on House Administration of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Admin-
istration of the Senate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relat-
ing to subtitle D of title II the following: 
‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COSTS OF COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESS 
ACT 
‘‘Sec. 297. Payments to assist with costs of compliance with Access Act. 
‘‘Sec. 297A. Amount of payment. 
‘‘Sec. 297B. Requirements for eligibility. 
‘‘Sec. 297C. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘Sec. 297D. Reports.’’. 
SEC. 110. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIM-
ITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS.—Subtitle D of title II 
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21001 
et seq.), as amended by section 160009(a), is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new part:
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‘‘PART 8—GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK- 
LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS 
‘‘SEC. 298. GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIMITING AU-
DITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY
OF GRANTS.—The Commission 
shall make a grant to each eligible State to conduct risk- 
limiting audits as described in subsection (b) with respect 
to the regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office 
held in November 2020 and each succeeding election for 
Federal office. 
‘‘(b) RISK-LIMITING AUDITS DESCRIBED.—In this 
part, a ‘risk-limiting audit’ is a post-election process— 
‘‘(1) which is conducted in accordance with rules 
and procedures established by the chief State election 
official of the State which meet the requirements of 
subsection (c); and 
‘‘(2) under which, if the reported outcome of the 
election is incorrect, there is at least a predetermined 
percentage chance that the audit will replace the in-
correct outcome with the correct outcome as deter-
mined by a full, hand-to-eye tabulation of all votes 
validly cast in that election that ascertains voter in-
tent manually and directly from voter-verifiable 
paper records.