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‘‘(2) The term ‘election infrastructure’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3501 of the 
Election Security Act. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by amending the item relating to 
section 901 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 901. Definitions.’’. 
PART 2—GRANTS FOR RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF 
RESULTS OF ELECTIONS 
SEC. 3011. 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 sections 1906(a) and 
3001(a), is amended by adding at the end the following 
new part: 
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‘‘PART 9—GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK- 
LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS 
‘‘SEC. 299. 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 of-
fice 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 require-
ments of subsection (c); and 
‘‘(2) under which, if the reported outcome of 
the election is incorrect, there is at least a predeter-
mined percentage chance that the audit will replace 
the incorrect outcome with the correct outcome as 
determined by a full, hand-to-eye tabulation of all 
votes validly cast in that election that ascertains 
voter intent manually and directly from voter- 
verifiable paper records. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
RULES
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—The rules and procedures established for con-
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ducting a risk-limiting audit shall include the following 
elements: 
‘‘(1) Rules for ensuring the security of ballots 
and documenting that prescribed procedures were 
followed. 
‘‘(2) Rules and procedures for ensuring the ac-
curacy of ballot manifests produced by election agen-
cies. 
‘‘(3) Rules and procedures for governing the 
format of ballot manifests, cast vote records, and 
other data involved in the audit. 
‘‘(4) Methods to ensure that any cast vote 
records used in the audit are those used by the vot-
ing system to tally the election results sent to the 
chief State election official and made public. 
‘‘(5) Procedures for the random selection of 
ballots to be inspected manually during each audit. 
‘‘(6) Rules for the calculations and other meth-
ods to be used in the audit and to determine wheth-
er and when the audit of an election is complete. 
‘‘(7) Procedures and requirements for testing 
any software used to conduct risk-limiting audits. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this part, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘ballot manifest’ means a record 
maintained by each election agency that meets each 
of the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) The record is created without reliance 
on any part of the voting system used to tab-
ulate votes. 
‘‘(B) The record functions as a sampling 
frame for conducting a risk-limiting audit. 
‘‘(C) The record contains the following in-
formation with respect to the ballots cast and 
counted in the election: 
‘‘(i) The total number of ballots cast 
and counted by the agency (including 
undervotes, overvotes, and other invalid 
votes). 
‘‘(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 
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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. 
‘‘SEC. 299A. 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 299; 
‘‘(2) a certification that, not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
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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 299(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 
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. 299B. 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.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by sections 1906(b) and 3001(b), 
is further amended by adding at the end of the items relat-
ing to subtitle D of title II the following: 
‘‘PART 9—GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS 
OF ELECTIONS 
‘‘Sec. 299. Grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elec-
tions. 
‘‘Sec. 299A. Eligibility of States. 
‘‘Sec. 299B. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 3012. 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 under 
part 9 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (as added by section 3011) 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-
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. 
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PART 3—ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE 
INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM 
SEC. 
3021. 
ELECTION 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
INNOVATION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second section 319 (re-
lating to EMP and GMD mitigation research and 
development) as section 320; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 
321. 
ELECTION 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
INNOVATION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 
in coordination with the Chairman of the Election Assist-
ance Commission (established pursuant to the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002) and in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the National Science Foundation, shall establish a 
competitive grant program to award grants to eligible enti-
ties, on a competitive basis, for purposes of research and 
development that are determined to have the potential to 
significantly to improve the security (including cybersecu-
rity), quality, reliability, accuracy, accessibility, and af-
fordability of election infrastructure. 
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‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the conclusion of each fiscal year for which grants 
are awarded under this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Rules 
and Administration of the Senate a report describing such 
grants and analyzing the impact, if any, of such grants 
on the security and operation of election infrastructure. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$6,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2027 
for purposes of carrying out this section. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) an institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), including an institu-
tion of higher education that is a historically Black 
college or university (which has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘part B institution’’ in section 322 of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1061)) or other minority-serving in-
stitution listed in section 371(a) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1067q(a)); 
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‘‘(2) an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; 
or 
‘‘(3) an organization, association, or a for-profit 
company, including a small business concern (as 
such term is defined under section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), including a small 
business concern owned and controlled by socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals as de-
fined under section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)).’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 2 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
(20) as paragraphs (7) through (21), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘election infrastructure’ means storage facilities, 
polling places, and centralized vote tabulation loca-
tions used to support the administration of elections 
for public office, as well as related information and 
communications technology, including voter registra-
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tion databases, voting machines, electronic mail and 
other communications systems (including electronic 
mail and other systems of vendors who have entered 
into contracts with election agencies to support the 
administration of elections, manage the election 
process, and report and display election results), and 
other systems used to manage the election process 
and to report and display election results on behalf 
of an election agency.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by striking both items relating to section 319 
and the item relating to section 318 and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Sec. 318. Social media working group. 
‘‘Sec. 319. Transparency in research and development. 
‘‘Sec. 320. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development. 
‘‘Sec. 321. Election infrastructure innovation grant program.’’. 
Subtitle B—Security Measures 
SEC. 3101. ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNATION. 
Subparagraph (J) of section 2001(3) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601(3)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, including election infrastructure’’ before 
the period at the end. 
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SEC. 3102. TIMELY THREAT INFORMATION. 
Subsection (d) of section 201 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(27) To provide timely threat information re-
garding election infrastructure to the chief State 
election official of the State with respect to which 
such information pertains.’’. 
SEC. 3103. SECURITY CLEARANCE ASSISTANCE FOR ELEC-
TION OFFICIALS. 
In order to promote the timely sharing of information 
on threats to election infrastructure, the Secretary may— 
(1) help expedite a security clearance for the 
chief State election official and other appropriate 
State personnel involved in the administration of 
elections, as designated by the chief State election 
official; 
(2) sponsor a security clearance for the chief 
State election official and other appropriate State 
personnel involved in the administration of elections, 
as designated by the chief State election official; and 
(3) facilitate the issuance of a temporary clear-
ance to the chief State election official and other ap-
propriate State personnel involved in the administra-
tion of elections, as designated by the chief State 
election official, if the Secretary determines classi-
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fied information to be timely and relevant to the 
election infrastructure of the State at issue. 
SEC. 3104. SECURITY RISK AND VULNERABILITY ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 227(c) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148(c)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(including by carrying out a se-
curity risk and vulnerability assessment)’’ after ‘‘risk 
management support’’. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION TO ENHANCE ELECTION SECU-
RITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
receiving a written request from a chief State elec-
tion official, the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, commence a security risk and vulnerability 
assessment (pursuant to paragraph (6) of section 
227(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by subsection (a)) on election infrastruc-
ture in the State at issue. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary, upon re-
ceipt of a request described in paragraph (1), deter-
mines that a security risk and vulnerability assess-
ment cannot be commenced within 90 days, the Sec-
retary shall expeditiously notify the chief State elec-
tion official who submitted such request. 
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SEC. 3105. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
(a) REPORTS ON ASSISTANCE AND ASSESSMENTS.— 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and annually thereafter through 2026, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees— 
(1) efforts to carry out section 203 during the 
prior year, including specific information on which 
States were helped, how many officials have been 
helped in each State, how many security clearances 
have been sponsored in each State, and how many 
temporary clearances have been issued in each State; 
and 
(2) efforts to carry out section 205 during the 
prior year, including specific information on which 
States were helped, the dates on which the Secretary 
received a request for a security risk and vulner-
ability assessment pursuant to such section, the 
dates on which the Secretary commenced each such 
request, and the dates on which the Secretary trans-
mitted a notification in accordance with subsection 
(b)(2) of such section. 
(b) REPORTS
ON FOREIGN THREATS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year (beginning 
with fiscal year 2019), the Secretary and the Director of 
National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of 
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appropriate offices of the Federal Government, shall sub-
mit a joint report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on foreign threats to elections in the United 
States, including physical and cybersecurity threats. 
(c) INFORMATION FROM STATES.—For purposes of 
preparing the reports required under this section, the Sec-
retary shall solicit and consider information and comments 
from States and election agencies, except that the provi-
sion of such information and comments by a State or elec-
tion agency shall be voluntary and at the discretion of the 
State or agency. 
Subtitle C—Enhancing Protections 
for United States Democratic In-
stitutions 
SEC. 3201. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO PROTECT UNITED 
STATES DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting 
through the Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman, 
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the At-
torney General, the Secretary of Education, the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Chairman of the Federal 
Election Commission, and the heads of any other appro-
priate Federal agencies, shall issue a national strategy to 
protect against cyber attacks, influence operations, 
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disinformation campaigns, and other activities that could 
undermine the security and integrity of United States 
democratic institutions. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The national strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include consideration of 
the following: 
(1) The threat of a foreign state actor, foreign 
terrorist organization (as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a domestic actor carrying out 
a cyber attack, influence operation, disinformation 
campaign, or other activity aimed at undermining 
the security and integrity of United States demo-
cratic institutions. 
(2) The extent to which United States demo-
cratic institutions are vulnerable to a cyber attack, 
influence operation, disinformation campaign, or 
other activity aimed at undermining the security and 
integrity of such democratic institutions. 
(3) Potential consequences, such as an erosion 
of public trust or an undermining of the rule of law, 
that could result from a successful cyber attack, in-
fluence operation, disinformation campaign, or other 
activity aimed at undermining the security and in-
tegrity of United States democratic institutions. 
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(4) Lessons learned from other Western govern-
ments the institutions of which were subject to a 
cyber attack, influence operation, disinformation 
campaign, or other activity aimed at undermining 
the security and integrity of such institutions, as 
well as actions that could be taken by the United 
States Government to bolster collaboration with for-
eign partners to detect, deter, prevent, and counter 
such activities. 
(5) Potential impacts such as an erosion of 
public trust in democratic institutions as could be 
associated with a successful cyber breach or other 
activity negatively affecting election infrastructure. 
(6) Roles and responsibilities of the Secretary, 
the Chairman, and the heads of other Federal enti-
ties and non-Federal entities, including chief State 
election officials and representatives of multistate in-
formation sharing and analysis center. 
(7) Any findings, conclusions, and recommenda-
tions to strengthen protections for United States 
democratic institutions that have been agreed to by 
a majority of Commission members on the National 
Commission to Protect United States Democratic 
Institutions, authorized pursuant to section 32002. 
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(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 90 
days after the issuance of the national strategy required 
under subsection (a), the President, acting through the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Chairman, shall issue 
an implementation plan for Federal efforts to implement 
such strategy that includes the following: 
(1) Strategic objectives and corresponding 
tasks. 
(2) Projected timelines and costs for the tasks 
referred to in paragraph (1). 
(3) Metrics to evaluate performance of such 
tasks. 
(d) CLASSIFICATION.—The national strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall be in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 3202. NATIONAL COMMISSION TO PROTECT UNITED 
STATES DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the legislative branch the National Commission to Protect 
United States Democratic Institutions (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Commission is to 
counter efforts to undermine democratic institutions with-
in the United States. 
(c) COMPOSITION.— 
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(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 10 members appointed for the life of 
the Commission as follows: 
(A) One member shall be appointed by the 
Secretary. 
(B) One member shall be appointed by the 
Chairman. 
(C) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
majority leader of the Senate, in consultation 
with the Chairman of the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, the 
Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and the Chairman of the Committee on Rules 
and Administration. 
(D) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
minority leader of the Senate, in consultation 
with the ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, the ranking minority member of 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on 
Rules and Administration. 
(E) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, in 
consultation with the Chairman of the Com-
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mittee on Homeland Security, the Chairman of 
the Committee on House Administration, and 
the Chairman of the Committee on the Judici-
ary. 
(F) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives, in consultation with the ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, the ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and the ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on House Admin-
istration. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Individuals shall be se-
lected for appointment to the Commission solely on 
the basis of their professional qualifications, achieve-
ments, public stature, experience, and expertise in 
relevant fields, including, but not limited to cyberse-
curity, national security, and the Constitution of the 
United States. 
(3) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Mem-
bers shall not receive compensation for service on 
the Commission, but shall receive travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accord-
ance with chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(4) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All mem-
bers of the Commission shall be appointed no later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(5) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission 
shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the 
manner in which the original appointment was 
made. The appointment of the replacement member 
shall be made not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the vacancy occurs. 
(d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission shall 
elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. 
(e) QUORUM AND MEETINGS.— 
(1) QUORUM.—The Commission shall meet and 
begin the operations of the Commission not later 
than 30 days after the date on which all members 
have been appointed or, if such meeting cannot be 
mutually agreed upon, on a date designated by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
President pro Tempore of the Senate. Each subse-
quent meeting shall occur upon the call of the Chair 
or a majority of its members. A majority of the 
members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum, but a lesser number may hold meetings. 
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(2) AUTHORITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO ACT FOR 
COMMISSION.—Any member of the Commission may, 
if authorized by the Commission, take any action 
that the Commission is authorized to take under this 
section. 
(f) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Commis-
sion (or, on the authority of the Commission, any 
subcommittee or member thereof) may, for the pur-
pose of carrying out this section, hold hearings and 
sit and act at such times and places, take such testi-
mony, receive such evidence, and administer such 
oaths as the Commission considers advisable to 
carry out its duties. 
(2) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to 
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable 
the Commission to discharge its duties under this 
section. 
(g) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
to the Commission on a reimbursable basis adminis-
trative support and other services for the perform-
ance of the Commission’s functions. 
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(2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 
addition to the assistance provided under paragraph 
(1), the Department of Homeland Security, the 
Election Assistance Commission, and other appro-
priate departments and agencies of the United 
States shall provide to the Commission such serv-
ices, funds, facilities, and staff as they may deter-
mine advisable and as may be authorized by law. 
(h) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—Any public meetings of the 
Commission shall be conducted in a manner consistent 
with the protection of information provided to or developed 
for or by the Commission as required by any applicable 
statute, regulation, or Executive order. 
(i) SECURITY CLEARANCES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The heads of appropriate 
departments and agencies of the executive branch 
shall cooperate with the Commission to expeditiously 
provide Commission members and staff with appro-
priate security clearances to the extent possible 
under applicable procedures and requirements. 
(2) PREFERENCES.—In appointing staff, ob-
taining detailees, and entering into contracts for the 
provision of services for the Commission, the Com-
mission shall give preference to individuals otherwise 
who have active security clearances. 
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(j) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORTS.—At any time prior to 
the submission of the final report under paragraph 
(2), the Commission may submit interim reports to 
the President and Congress such findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations to strengthen protec-
tions for democratic institutions in the United 
States as have been agreed to by a majority of the 
members of the Commission. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the first meeting of the Commis-
sion, the Commission shall submit to the President 
and Congress a final report containing such find-
ings, conclusions, and recommendations to strength-
en protections for democratic institutions in the 
United States as have been agreed to by a majority 
of the members of the Commission. 
(k) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall termi-
nate upon the expiration of the 60-day period which 
begins on the date on which the Commission submits 
the final report required under subsection (j)(2). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIVITIES
PRIOR
TO 
TERMINATION.—During the 60-day period described 
in paragraph (2), the Commission may carry out 
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such administrative activities as may be required to 
conclude its work, including providing testimony to 
committees of Congress concerning the final report 
and disseminating the final report. 
(l) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission. 
Subtitle D—Promoting Cybersecu-
rity Through Improvements in 
Election Administration 
SEC. 3301. 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-
eral election for Federal office, the Commission 
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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.— 
Section 221(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
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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. 3302. 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’’. 
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(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 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’’. 
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SEC. 3303. 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. 
‘‘(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.’’. 
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SEC. 3304. 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).’’. 
Subtitle E—Preventing Election 
Hacking 
SEC. 3401. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Prevent Election 
Hacking Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 3402. ELECTION SECURITY BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a program to be known as the ‘‘Election Security 
Bug Bounty Program’’ (hereafter in this subtitle referred 
to as the ‘‘Program’’) to improve the cybersecurity of the 
systems used to administer elections for Federal office by 
facilitating and encouraging assessments by independent 
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technical experts, in cooperation with State and local elec-
tion officials and election service providers, to identify and 
report election cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 
(b) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION BY ELECTION OFFI-
CIALS AND ELECTION SERVICE PROVIDERS.— 
(1) NO REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN PRO-
GRAM.—Participation in the Program shall be en-
tirely voluntary for State and local election officials 
and election service providers. 
(2) ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND INPUT 
FROM ELECTION OFFICIALS.—In developing the Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall solicit input from, and en-
courage participation by, State and local election of-
ficials. 
(c) ACTIVITIES FUNDED.—In establishing and car-
rying out the Program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) establish a process for State and local elec-
tion officials and election service providers to volun-
tarily participate in the Program; 
(2) designate appropriate information systems 
to be included in the Program; 
(3) provide compensation to eligible individuals, 
organizations, and companies for reports of pre-
viously unidentified security vulnerabilities within 
the information systems designated under subpara-
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graph (A) and establish criteria for individuals, or-
ganizations, and companies to be considered eligible 
for such compensation in compliance with Federal 
laws; 
(4) consult with the Attorney General on how 
to ensure that approved individuals, organizations, 
or companies that comply with the requirements of 
the Program are protected from prosecution under 
section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, and 
similar provisions of law, and from liability under 
civil actions for specific activities authorized under 
the Program; 
(5) consult with the Secretary of Defense and 
the heads of other departments and agencies that 
have implemented programs to provide compensation 
for reports of previously undisclosed vulnerabilities 
in information systems, regarding lessons that may 
be applied from such programs; 
(6) develop an expeditious process by which an 
individual, organization, or company can register 
with the Department, submit to a background check 
as determined by the Department, and receive a de-
termination as to eligibility for participation in the 
Program; and 
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(7) engage qualified interested persons, includ-
ing representatives of private entities, about the 
structure of the Program and, to the extent prac-
ticable, establish a recurring competition for inde-
pendent technical experts to assess election systems 
for the purpose of identifying and reporting election 
cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 
(d) USE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The Secretary 
may award competitive contracts as necessary to manage 
the Program. 
SEC. 3403. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle, the following definitions apply: 
(1) The terms ‘‘election’’ and ‘‘Federal office’’ 
have the meanings given such terms in section 301 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
U.S.C. 30101). 
(2) The term ‘‘election cybersecurity vulner-
ability’’ means any security vulnerability (as defined 
in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information 
Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)) that affects 
an election system. 
(3) The term ‘‘election service provider’’ means 
any person providing, supporting, or maintaining an 
election system on behalf of a State or local election 
official, such as a contractor or vendor. 
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(4) The term ‘‘election system’’ means any in-
formation system (as defined in section 3502 of title 
44, United States Code) which is part of an election 
infrastructure. 
(5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, or, upon designation by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Deputy Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Director of Cyber-
security and Infrastructure Security of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, or a Senate-confirmed 
official that reports to the Director. 
(6) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Com-
monwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
(7) The term ‘‘voting system’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 301(b) of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(b)). 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 3501. DEFINITIONS. 
Except as provided in section 3404, in this title, the 
following definitions apply: 
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(1) The term ‘‘Chairman’’ means the chair of 
the Election Assistance Commission. 
(2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committees on Homeland Secu-
rity and House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committees on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs and Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate. 
(3) The term ‘‘chief State election official’’ 
means, with respect to a State, the individual des-
ignated by the State under section 10 of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20509) to be responsible for coordination of the 
State’s responsibilities under such Act. 
(4) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Election 
Assistance Commission. 
(5) The term ‘‘democratic institutions’’ means 
the diverse range of institutions that are essential to 
ensuring an independent judiciary, free and fair elec-
tions, and rule of law. 
(6) The term ‘‘election agency’’ means any com-
ponent of a State, or any component of a unit of 
local government in a State, which is responsible for 
the administration of elections for Federal office in 
the State. 
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(7) The term ‘‘election infrastructure’’ means 
storage facilities, polling places, and centralized vote 
tabulation locations used to support the administra-
tion of elections for public office, as well as related 
information and communications technology, includ-
ing voter registration databases, voting machines, 
electronic mail and other communications systems 
(including electronic mail and other systems of ven-
dors who have entered into contracts with election 
agencies to support the administration of elections, 
manage the election process, and report and display 
election results), and other systems used to manage 
the election process and to report and display elec-
tion results on behalf of an election agency. 
(8) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
(9) The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 901 of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21141). 
SEC. 3502. INITIAL REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF RESOURCES 
AVAILABLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. 
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Chairman and the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the appropriate committees of Congress, including the 
Committees on Homeland Security and House Adminis-
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tration of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate, analyzing the adequacy of the funding, re-
sources, and personnel available to carry out this title and 
the amendments made by this title. 
Subtitle G—Severability 
SEC. 3601. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or amendment made by 
this title, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this title and amendments made 
by this title, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
DIVISION B—CAMPAIGN 
FINANCE 
TITLE IV—CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
TRANSPARENCY 
Subtitle A—Findings Relating to Illicit Money Undermining Our Democracy 
Sec. 4001. Findings relating to illicit money undermining our democracy. 
Subtitle B—DISCLOSE Act 
Sec. 4100. Short title. 
PART 1—REGULATION OF CERTAIN POLITICAL SPENDING 
Sec. 4101. Application of ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign na-
tionals to domestic corporations, limited liability corporations, 
and partnerships that are foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, 
and foreign-owned. 
Sec. 4102. Clarification of application of foreign money ban to certain disburse-
ments and activities. 
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PART 2—REPORTING OF CAMPAIGN-RELATED DISBURSEMENTS 
Sec. 4111. Reporting of campaign-related disbursements. 
Sec. 4112. Application of foreign money ban to disbursements for campaign-re-
lated disbursements consisting of covered transfers. 
Sec. 4113. Effective date. 
PART 3—OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS 
Sec. 4121. Petition for certiorari. 
Sec. 4122. Judicial review of actions related to campaign finance laws. 
Subtitle C—Honest Ads 
Sec. 4201. Short title. 
Sec. 4202. Purpose. 
Sec. 4203. Findings. 
Sec. 4204. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 4205. Expansion of definition of public communication. 
Sec. 4206. Expansion of definition of electioneering communication. 
Sec. 4207. Application of disclaimer statements to online communications. 
Sec. 4208. Political record requirements for online platforms. 
Sec. 4209. Preventing contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, 
and disbursements for electioneering communications by for-
eign nationals in the form of online advertising. 
Subtitle D—Stand By Every Ad 
Sec. 4301. Short title. 
Sec. 4302. Stand By Every Ad. 
Sec. 4303. Disclaimer 
requirements 
for 
communications 
made 
through 
prerecorded telephone calls. 
Sec. 4304. No expansion of persons subject to disclaimer requirements on inter-
net communications. 
Sec. 4305. Effective date. 
Subtitle E—Secret Money Transparency 
Sec. 4401. Repeal of restriction of use of funds by Internal Revenue Service to 
bring transparency to political activity of certain nonprofit or-
ganizations. 
Subtitle F—Shareholder Right-To-Know 
Sec. 4501. Repeal of restriction on use of funds by Securities and Exchange 
Commission to ensure shareholders of corporations have knowl-
edge of corporation political activity. 
Subtitle G—Disclosure of Political Spending by Government Contractors 
Sec. 4601. Repeal of restriction on use of funds to require disclosure of political 
spending by government contractors. 
Subtitle H—Limitation and Disclosure Requirements for Presidential 
Inaugural Committees 
Sec. 4701. Short title. 
Sec. 4702. Limitations and disclosure of certain donations to, and disburse-
ments by, inaugural committees. 
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Subtitle I—Severability 
Sec. 4801. Severability. 
Subtitle A—Findings Relating to Il-
licit Money Undermining Our 
Democracy 
SEC. 4001. FINDINGS RELATING TO ILLICIT MONEY UNDER-
MINING OUR DEMOCRACY. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Criminals, terrorists, and corrupt govern-
ment officials frequently abuse anonymously held 
limited liability companies (LLCs), also known as 
‘‘shell companies,’’ to hide, move, and launder the 
dirty money derived from illicit activities such as 
trafficking, bribery, exploitation, and embezzlement. 
Ownership and control of the finances that run 
through shell companies are obscured to regulators 
and law enforcement because little information is re-
quired and collected when establishing these entities. 
(2) The public release of the ‘‘Panama Papers’’ 
in 2016 and the ‘‘Paradise Papers’’ in 2017 revealed 
that these shell companies often purchase and sell 
United States real estate. United States anti-money 
laundering laws do not apply to cash transactions in-
volving real estate effectively concealing the bene-
ficiaries and transactions from regulators and law 
enforcement. 
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(3) Congress should curb the use of anonymous 
shell companies for illicit purposes by requiring 
United States companies to disclose their beneficial 
owners, strengthening anti-money laundering and 
counter-terrorism finance laws. 
(4) Congress should examine the money laun-
dering and terrorist financing risks in the real estate 
market, including the role of anonymous parties, and 
review legislation to address any vulnerabilities iden-
tified in this sector. 
(5) Congress should examine the methods by 
which corruption flourishes and the means to detect 
and deter the financial misconduct that fuels this 
driver of global instability. Congress should monitor 
government efforts to enforce United States anti- 
corruption laws and regulations. 
Subtitle B—DISCLOSE Act 
SEC. 4100. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Democracy Is 
Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections 
Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘DISCLOSE Act of 2019’’. 
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PART 1—REGULATION OF CERTAIN POLITICAL 
SPENDING 
SEC. 4101. APPLICATION OF BAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND 
EXPENDITURES BY FOREIGN NATIONALS TO 
DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS, LIMITED LIABIL-
ITY 
CORPORATIONS, 
AND 
PARTNERSHIPS 
THAT ARE FOREIGN-CONTROLLED, FOREIGN- 
INFLUENCED, AND FOREIGN-OWNED. 
(a) APPLICATION OF BAN.—Section 319(b) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30121(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) any corporation, limited liability corpora-
tion, or partnership which is not a foreign national 
described in paragraph (1) and— 
‘‘(A) in which a foreign national described 
in paragraph (1) or (2) directly or indirectly 
owns or controls— 
‘‘(i) 5 percent or more of the voting 
shares, if the foreign national is a foreign 
country, a foreign government official, or a 
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corporation principally owned or controlled 
by a foreign country or foreign government 
official; or 
‘‘(ii) 20 percent or more of the voting 
shares, if the foreign national is not de-
scribed in clause (i); 
‘‘(B) in which two or more foreign nation-
als described in paragraph (1) or (2), each of 
whom owns or controls at least 5 percent of the 
voting shares, directly or indirectly own or con-
trol 50 percent or more of the voting shares; 
‘‘(C) over which one or more foreign na-
tionals described in paragraph (1) or (2) has 
the power to direct, dictate, or control the deci-
sionmaking process of the corporation, limited 
liability corporation, or partnership with respect 
to its interests in the United States; or 
‘‘(D) over which one or more foreign na-
tionals described in paragraph (1) or (2) has 
the power to direct, dictate, or control the deci-
sionmaking process of the corporation, limited 
liability corporation, or partnership with respect 
to activities in connection with a Federal, State, 
or local election, including— 
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‘‘(i) the making of a contribution, do-
nation, expenditure, independent expendi-
ture, or disbursement for an electioneering 
communication (within the meaning of sec-
tion 304(f)(3)); or 
‘‘(ii) the administration of a political 
committee established or maintained by the 
corporation.’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—Section 319 
of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30121) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION
OF COMPLIANCE REQUIRED 
PRIOR TO CARRYING OUT ACTIVITY.—Prior to the mak-
ing in connection with an election for Federal office of any 
contribution, donation, expenditure, independent expendi-
ture, or disbursement for an electioneering communication 
by a corporation, limited liability corporation, or partner-
ship during a year, the chief executive officer of the cor-
poration, limited liability corporation, or partnership (or, 
if the corporation, limited liability corporation, or partner-
ship does not have a chief executive officer, the highest 
ranking official of the corporation, limited liability cor-
poration, or partnership), shall file a certification with the 
Commission, under penalty of perjury, that the corpora-
tion, limited liability corporation, or partnership is not 
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prohibited from carrying out such activity under sub-
section (b)(3), unless the chief executive officer has pre-
viously filed such a certification during that calendar 
year.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 
180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall take effect without regard to whether 
or not the Federal Election Commission has promulgated 
regulations to carry out such amendments. 
SEC. 4102. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF FOREIGN 
MONEY BAN TO CERTAIN DISBURSEMENTS 
AND ACTIVITIES. 
(a) APPLICATION
TO DISBURSEMENTS
TO SUPER 
PACS.—Section 319(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including any disbursement to a political com-
mittee which accepts donations or contributions that do 
not comply with the limitations, prohibitions, and report-
ing requirements of this Act (or any disbursement to or 
on behalf of any account of a political committee which 
is established for the purpose of accepting such donations 
or contributions);’’. 
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(b) CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CORPORATE PACS 
MAY MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES.—Sec-
tion 316(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30118(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) A separate segregated fund established by a cor-
poration may not make a contribution or expenditure dur-
ing a year unless the fund has certified to the Commission 
the following during the year: 
‘‘(A) Each individual who manages the fund, 
and who is responsible for exercising decisionmaking 
authority for the fund, is a citizen of the United 
States or is lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence in the United States. 
‘‘(B) No foreign national under section 319 
participates in any way in the decisionmaking proc-
esses of the fund with regard to contributions or ex-
penditures under this Act. 
‘‘(C) The fund does not solicit or accept rec-
ommendations from any foreign national under sec-
tion 319 with respect to the contributions or expend-
itures made by the fund. 
‘‘(D) Any member of the board of directors of 
the corporation who is a foreign national under sec-
tion 319 abstains from voting on matters concerning 
the fund or its activities.’’. 
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PART 2—REPORTING OF CAMPAIGN-RELATED 
DISBURSEMENTS 
SEC. 4111. REPORTING OF CAMPAIGN-RELATED DISBURSE-
MENTS. 
(a) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
FOR CORPORA-
TIONS, LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND CERTAIN OTHER 
ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 324 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30126) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 324. DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN-RELATED DISBURSE-
MENTS BY COVERED ORGANIZATIONS. 
‘‘(a) DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any covered organization 
that makes campaign-related disbursements aggre-
gating more than $10,000 in an election reporting 
cycle shall, not later than 24 hours after each disclo-
sure date, file a statement with the Commission 
made under penalty of perjury that contains the in-
formation described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) in the case of the first statement filed 
under this subsection, for the period beginning 
on the first day of the election reporting cycle 
(or, if earlier, the period beginning one year be-
fore the first such disclosure date) and ending 
on the first such disclosure date; and 
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‘‘(B) in the case of any subsequent state-
ment filed under this subsection, for the period 
beginning on the previous disclosure date and 
ending on such disclosure date. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The informa-
tion described in this paragraph is as follows: 
‘‘(A) The name of the covered organization 
and the principal place of business of such or-
ganization and, in the case of a covered organi-
zation that is a corporation (other than a busi-
ness concern that is an issuer of a class of secu-
rities registered under section 12 of the Securi-
ties Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l) or 
that is required to file reports under section 
15(d) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 78o(d))) or an en-
tity described in subsection (e)(2), a list of the 
beneficial owners (as defined in paragraph 
(4)(A)) of the entity that— 
‘‘(i) identifies each beneficial owner by 
name and current residential or business 
street address; and 
‘‘(ii) if any beneficial owner exercises 
control over the entity through another 
legal entity, such as a corporation, partner-
ship, limited liability company, or trust, 
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identifies each such other legal entity and 
each such beneficial owner who will use 
that other entity to exercise control over 
the entity. 
‘‘(B) The amount of each campaign-related 
disbursement made by such organization during 
the period covered by the statement of more 
than $1,000, and the name and address of the 
person to whom the disbursement was made. 
‘‘(C) In the case of a campaign-related dis-
bursement that is not a covered transfer, the 
election to which the campaign-related disburse-
ment pertains and if the disbursement is made 
for a public communication, the name of any 
candidate identified in such communication and 
whether such communication is in support of or 
in opposition to a candidate. 
‘‘(D) A certification by the chief executive 
officer or person who is the head of the covered 
organization that the campaign-related dis-
bursement is not made in cooperation, consulta-
tion, or concert with or at the request or sug-
gestion of a candidate, authorized committee, or 
agent of a candidate, political party, or agent of 
a political party. 
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‘‘(E)(i) If the covered organization makes 
campaign-related disbursements using exclu-
sively funds in a segregated bank account con-
sisting of funds that were paid directly to such 
account by persons other than the covered orga-
nization that controls the account, for each 
such payment to the account— 
‘‘(I) the name and address of each 
person who made such payment during the 
period covered by the statement; 
‘‘(II) the date and amount of such 
payment; and 
‘‘(III) the aggregate amount of all 
such payments made by the person during 
the period beginning on the first day of the 
election reporting cycle (or, if earlier, the 
period beginning one year before the dis-
closure date) and ending on the disclosure 
date, 
but only if such payment was made by a person 
who made payments to the account in an aggre-
gate amount of $10,000 or more during the pe-
riod beginning on the first day of the election 
reporting cycle (or, if earlier, the period begin-
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ning one year before the disclosure date) and 
ending on the disclosure date. 
‘‘(ii) In any calendar year after 2020, sec-
tion 315(c)(1)(B) shall apply to the amount de-
scribed in clause (i) in the same manner as 
such section applies to the limitations estab-
lished under subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), 
(a)(3), and (h) of such section, except that for 
purposes of applying such section to the 
amounts described in subsection (b), the ‘base 
period’ shall be 2020. 
‘‘(F)(i) If the covered organization makes 
campaign-related disbursements using funds 
other than funds in a segregated bank account 
described in subparagraph (E), for each pay-
ment to the covered organization— 
‘‘(I) the name and address of each 
person who made such payment during the 
period covered by the statement; 
‘‘(II) the date and amount of such 
payment; and 
‘‘(III) the aggregate amount of all 
such payments made by the person during 
the period beginning on the first day of the 
election reporting cycle (or, if earlier, the 
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period beginning one year before the dis-
closure date) and ending on the disclosure 
date, 
but only if such payment was made by a person 
who made payments to the covered organization 
in an aggregate amount of $10,000 or more 
during the period beginning on the first day of 
the election reporting cycle (or, if earlier, the 
period beginning one year before the disclosure 
date) and ending on the disclosure date. 
‘‘(ii) In any calendar year after 2020, sec-
tion 315(c)(1)(B) shall apply to the amount de-
scribed in clause (i) in the same manner as 
such section applies to the limitations estab-
lished under subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), 
(a)(3), and (h) of such section, except that for 
purposes of applying such section to the 
amounts described in subsection (b), the ‘base 
period’ shall be 2020. 
‘‘(G) Such other information as required in 
rules established by the Commission to promote 
the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNTS
RECEIVED
IN
ORDINARY 
COURSE OF BUSINESS.—The requirement to in-
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clude in a statement filed under paragraph (1) 
the information described in paragraph (2) 
shall not apply to amounts received by the cov-
ered organization in commercial transactions in 
the ordinary course of any trade or business 
conducted by the covered organization or in the 
form of investments (other than investments by 
the principal shareholder in a limited liability 
corporation) in the covered organization. 
‘‘(B) DONOR
RESTRICTION
ON
USE
OF 
FUNDS.—The requirement to include in a state-
ment submitted under paragraph (1) the infor-
mation described in subparagraph (F) of para-
graph (2) shall not apply if— 
‘‘(i) the person described in such sub-
paragraph prohibited, in writing, the use of 
the payment made by such person for cam-
paign-related disbursements; and 
‘‘(ii) the covered organization agreed 
to follow the prohibition and deposited the 
payment in an account which is segregated 
from any account used to make campaign- 
related disbursements. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNTS
RECEIVED
FROM
AFFILI-
ATES.—The requirement to include in a state-
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llllllll of llllllll, and 
llllllll approves this message.’, 
with— 
‘‘(i) the first blank to be filled in with 
the name of the applicable individual; 
‘‘(ii) the second blank to be filled in 
with the title of the applicable individual; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the third and fourth blank each 
to be filled in with the name of the organi-
zation or other person paying for the com-
munication. 
‘‘(3) METHOD
OF
CONVEYANCE
OF
STATE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) 
COMMUNICATIONS
IN
TEXT
OR 
GRAPHIC FORMAT.—In the case of a commu-
nication to which this subsection applies which 
is transmitted in a text or graphic format, the 
disclosure statements required under paragraph 
(1) shall appear in letters at least as large as 
the majority of the text in the communication. 
‘‘(B) COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTED IN 
AUDIO FORMAT.—In the case of a communica-
tion to which this subsection applies which is 
transmitted in an audio format, the disclosure 
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