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‘‘(C) Enhancing the cybersecurity and oper-
ations of the information technology infrastruc-
ture described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) Enhancing the security of voter reg-
istration databases.’’. 
(2) INCORPORATION OF ELECTION INFRASTRUC-
TURE PROTECTION IN STATE PLANS FOR USE OF PAY-
MENTS.—Section 254(a)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
21004(a)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, including the protection of elec-
tion infrastructure.’’. 
(3) COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE 
FOR
DEVELOPING
STATE
PLAN
FOR
USE
OF
PAY-
MENTS.—Section 255 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21005) 
is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION.—The members 
of the committee shall be a representative group of individ-
uals from the State’s counties, cities, towns, and Indian 
tribes, and shall represent the needs of rural as well as 
urban areas of the State, as the case may be.’’. 
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(f) 
ENSURING
PROTECTION
OF
COMPUTERIZED 
STATEWIDE
VOTER
REGISTRATION
LIST.—Section 
303(a)(3) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21083(a)(3)) is amended 
by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, as well 
as other measures to prevent and deter cybersecurity inci-
dents, as identified by the Commission, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Technical Guidelines Develop-
ment Committee.’’. 
SEC. 3003. INCORPORATION OF DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 901 of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21141) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘cybersecurity incident’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘incident’ in section 227 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘election infrastructure’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3501 of the Elec-
tion 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.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
such Act is amended by amending the item relating to sec-
tion 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: 
‘‘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 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 
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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. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR RULES AND PROCEDURES.— 
The rules and procedures established for conducting a risk- 
limiting audit shall include the following elements: 
‘‘(1) Rules for ensuring the security of ballots 
and documenting that prescribed procedures were fol-
lowed. 
‘‘(2) Rules and procedures for ensuring the accu-
racy of ballot manifests produced by election agencies. 
‘‘(3) Rules and procedures for governing the for-
mat 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 voting system 
to tally the election results sent to the chief State elec-
tion official and made public. 
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‘‘(5) Procedures for the random selection of bal-
lots to be inspected manually during each audit. 
‘‘(6) Rules for the calculations and other methods 
to be used in the audit and to determine whether 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 defini-
tions apply: 
‘‘(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 tabulate 
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). 
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‘‘(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 man-
ner in which the ballots are physically 
stored, including the total number of phys-
ical groups of ballots, the numbering system 
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 out-
come that differs from the outcome that would be de-
termined by a full tabulation of all votes validly cast 
in the election, determining voter intent manually, 
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 out-
come of an election which is determined according to 
the canvass and which will become the official, cer-
tified outcome unless it is revised by an audit, re-
count, or other legal process. 
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‘‘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 
chief State election official of the State has established 
or will establish the rules and procedures for con-
ducting the audits which meet the requirements of sec-
tion 299(c); 
‘‘(3) a certification that the audit shall be com-
pleted not later than the date on which the State cer-
tifies 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 
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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 remain 
available until expended.’’. 
(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 relating 
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 elections. 
‘‘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-lim-
iting 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 improved the adminis-
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tration of such elections and the security of election infra-
structure in the States receiving such grants. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit a report on the analysis conducted 
under subsection (a) to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees. 
PART 3—[RESERVED] 
Subtitle B—Security Measures 
SEC. 3101. ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNATION. 
Subparagraph (J) of section 2001(3) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601(3)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, including election infrastructure’’ before the pe-
riod at the end. 
SEC. 3102. TIMELY THREAT INFORMATION. 
Subsection (d) of section 201 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(24) To provide timely threat information re-
garding election infrastructure to the chief State elec-
tion 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— 
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(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 offi-
cial; 
(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 elec-
tion official, if the Secretary determines classified in-
formation to be timely and relevant to the election in-
frastructure of the State at issue. 
SEC. 3104. SECURITY RISK AND VULNERABILITY ASSESS-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 2209(c) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(c)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(including by carrying out a secu-
rity risk and vulnerability assessment)’’ after ‘‘risk man-
agement support’’. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION TO ENHANCE ELECTION SECU-
RITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
receiving a written request from a chief State election 
official, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
commence a security risk and vulnerability assess-
ment (pursuant to paragraph (6) of section 227(c) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
subsection (a)) on election infrastructure 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. 
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 
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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 transmitted 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 Na-
tional Intelligence, in coordination with the heads of appro-
priate offices of the Federal government, shall submit a joint 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on for-
eign 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 provision 
of such information and comments by a State or election 
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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 Attor-
ney General, the Secretary of Education, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, the Chairman of the Federal Election 
Commission, and the heads of any other appropriate Fed-
eral agencies, shall issue a national strategy to protect 
against cyber attacks, influence operations, disinformation 
campaigns, and other activities that could undermine the 
security and integrity of United States democratic institu-
tions. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The national strategy required 
under subsection (a) shall include consideration of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The threat of a foreign state actor, foreign 
terrorist organization (as designated pursuant to sec-
tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
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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 democratic 
institutions. 
(2) The extent to which United States democratic 
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, influ-
ence operation, disinformation campaign, or other ac-
tivity aimed at undermining the security and integ-
rity of United States democratic institutions. 
(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 foreign partners to detect, 
deter, prevent, and counter such activities. 
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(5) Potential impacts such as an erosion of pub-
lic trust in democratic institutions as could be associ-
ated 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 entities 
and non-Federal entities, including chief State elec-
tion officials and representatives of multi-state infor-
mation 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 In-
stitutions, authorized pursuant to section 32002. 
(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 imple-
mentation plan for Federal efforts to implement such strat-
egy that includes the following: 
(1) Strategic objectives and corresponding tasks. 
(2) Projected timelines and costs for the tasks re-
ferred to in paragraph (1). 
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(3) Metrics to evaluate performance of such 
tasks. 
(d) CLASSIFICATION.—The national strategy required 
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 sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Commission is to 
counter efforts to undermine democratic institutions within 
the United States. 
(c) COMPOSITION.— 
(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-
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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 Governmental 
Affairs, the ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration. 
(E) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, in con-
sultation with the Chairman of the Committee 
on Homeland Security, the Chairman of the 
Committee on House Administration, and the 
Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
(F) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
minority leader of the House of Representatives, 
in consultation with the ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
ranking minority member of the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and the ranking minority member 
of the Committee on House Administration. 
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(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 rel-
evant fields, including, but not limited to cybersecu-
rity, national security, and the Constitution of the 
United States. 
(3) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Members 
shall not receive compensation for service on the Com-
mission, but shall receive travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All members 
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.— 
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(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 mutu-
ally agreed upon, on a date designated by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
Tempore of the Senate. Each subsequent meeting shall 
occur upon the call of the Chair or a majority of its 
members. A majority of the members of the Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number 
may hold meetings. 
(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 sec-
tion. 
(f) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Commission 
(or, on the authority of the Commission, any sub-
committee or member thereof) may, for the purpose of 
carrying out this section, hold hearings and sit and 
act at such times and places, take such testimony, re-
ceive such evidence, and administer such oaths as the 
Commission considers advisable to carry out its du-
ties. 
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(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 administrative 
support and other services for the performance of the 
Commission’s functions. 
(2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 
addition to the assistance provided under paragraph 
(1), the Department of Homeland Security, the Elec-
tion Assistance Commission, and other appropriate 
departments and agencies of the United States shall 
provide to the Commission such services, funds, facili-
ties, and staff as they may determine 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.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The heads of appropriate de-
partments and agencies of the executive branch shall 
cooperate with the Commission to expeditiously pro-
vide Commission members and staff with appropriate 
security clearances to the extent possible under appli-
cable procedures and requirements. 
(2) PREFERENCES.—In appointing staff, obtain-
ing detailees, and entering into contracts for the pro-
vision of services for the Commission, the Commission 
shall give preference to individuals otherwise who 
have active security clearances. 
(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, conclusions, 
and recommendations to strengthen protections 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 Commission, 
the Commission shall submit to the President and 
Congress a final report containing such findings, con-
clusions, and recommendations to strengthen protec-
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tions 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 TER-
MINATION.—During the 60-day period described in 
paragraph (2), the Commission may carry out such 
administrative activities as may be required to con-
clude its work, including providing testimony to com-
mittees of Congress concerning the final report and 
disseminating the final report. 
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.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 231(a) of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20971(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) TESTING
TO
ENSURE
COMPLIANCE
WITH 
GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(A) TESTING.—Not later than 9 months 
before the date of each regularly scheduled gen-
eral election for Federal office, the Commission 
shall provide for the testing by accredited labora-
tories 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 guidelines ap-
plicable 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, 
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the Commission shall decertify such hardware or 
software.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the regu-
larly scheduled general election for Federal office held 
in November 2020 and each succeeding regularly 
scheduled general election for Federal office. 
(b) ISSUANCE
OF CYBERSECURITY GUIDELINES
BY 
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.— 
Section 221(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
U.S.C. 20961(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ELECTION CYBERSECURITY GUIDELINES.— 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Development Committee 
shall issue election cybersecurity guidelines, including 
standards and best practices for procuring, maintain-
ing, testing, operating, and updating election systems 
to prevent and deter cybersecurity incidents.’’. 
SEC. 3302. TREATMENT OF ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS AS 
PART OF VOTING SYSTEMS. 
(a) INCLUSION IN DEFINITION OF VOTING SYSTEM.— 
Section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
U.S.C. 21081(b)) is amended— 
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(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 following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ELECTRONIC POLL BOOK DEFINED.—In this Act, 
the term ‘electronic poll book’ means the total combination 
of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment 
(including the software, firmware, and documentation re-
quired 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 
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which voters cast votes in an election for Federal of-
fice; and 
‘‘(2) to identify registered voters who are eligible 
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 relat-
ing to electronic poll books, on and after January 1, 2020.’’. 
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 fol-
lowing 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 sched-
uled general election for Federal office, the chief State elec-
tion official of a State shall submit a report to the Commis-
sion containing a detailed voting system usage plan for 
each jurisdiction in the State which will administer the 
election, including a detailed plan for the usage of electronic 
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poll books and other equipment and components of such sys-
tem. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 301 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 301A. Pre-election reports on voting system usage.’’. 
SEC. 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 inserting 
‘‘(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 purposes of 
maintaining the clearinghouse described in paragraph (1) 
of subsection (a).’’. 
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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 estab-
lish 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 technical ex-
perts, in cooperation with State and local election officials 
and election service providers, to identify and report elec-
tion 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-
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courage participation by, State and local election offi-
cials. 
(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-
graph (A) and establish criteria for individuals, orga-
nizations, 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 pro-
visions 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 
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implemented programs to provide compensation for 
reports of previously undisclosed vulnerabilities in in-
formation systems, regarding lessons that may be ap-
plied 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 
(7) engage qualified interested persons, including 
representatives of private entities, about the structure 
of the Program and, to the extent practicable, estab-
lish a recurring competition for independent 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 
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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 Shar-
ing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)) that affects an elec-
tion 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. 
(4) The term ‘‘election system’’ means any infor-
mation system (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, 
United States Code) which is part of an election in-
frastructure. 
(5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, or, upon designation by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Deputy Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Director of Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security of the Department of Home-
land Security, or a Senate-confirmed official that re-
ports 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-
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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: 
(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 National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20509) to 
be responsible for coordination of the State’s respon-
sibilities under such Act. 
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(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. 
(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 in-
formation and communications technology, including 
voter registration databases, voting machines, elec-
tronic mail and other communications systems (in-
cluding 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 re-
sults), and other systems used to manage the election 
process and to report and display election results on 
behalf of an election agency. 
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(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 Com-
mittees on Homeland Security and House Administration 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, analyzing the adequacy of the funding, resources, and 
personnel available to carry out this title and the amend-
ments 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 af-
fected by the holding. 
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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. 
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 foreign na-
tionals 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. 
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Sec. 4304. No expansion of persons subject to disclaimer requirements on Internet 
communications. 
Sec. 4305. Effective date. 
Subtitle E—[Reserved] 
Subtitle F—[Reserved] 
Subtitle G—[Reserved] 
Subtitle H—Limitation and Disclosure Requirements for Presidential 
Inaugural Committees 
Sec. 4701. Short title. 
Sec. 4702. Limitations and disclosure of certain donations to, and disbursements 
by, Inaugural Committees. 
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. 
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(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. 
(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-cor-
ruption laws and regulations. 
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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’’. 
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.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 319(b) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(b)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (1); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) except as provided under subsection (c), any 
corporation, limited liability corporation, or partner-
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ship 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 
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 nation-
als described in paragraph (1) or (2) has the 
power to direct, dictate, or control the decision-
making process of the corporation, limited liabil-
ity corporation, or partnership with respect to 
its interests in the United States; or 
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‘‘(D) over which one or more foreign nation-
als described in paragraph (1) or (2) has the 
power to direct, dictate, or control the decision-
making process of the corporation, limited liabil-
ity corporation, or partnership with respect to 
activities in connection with a Federal, State, or 
local election, including— 
‘‘(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.’’. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OF CORPORATE PACS OF DOMES-
TIC
SUBSIDIARIES.—Section 319 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 30121) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES OF CORPORATE PACS OF DOMESTIC 
SUBSIDIARIES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a foreign 
national described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of sub-
section (b)(3) which is a domestic corporation whose prin-
cipal place of business is within the United States may es-
tablish, administer and solicit contributions to a separate 
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segregated fund pursuant to section 316(b)(2)(C) so long 
as— 
‘‘(1) the foreign national parent corporation of 
such domestic corporation does not directly or indi-
rectly finance the establishment, administration, or 
solicitation activities of the fund; and 
‘‘(2) the fund is in compliance with complies 
with the requirements of section 316(b)(8).’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—Section 319 of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 30121), as amended by subsection 
(a)(2), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION
OF
COMPLIANCE
REQUIRED 
PRIOR TO CARRYING OUT ACTIVITY.—Prior to the making 
in connection with an election for Federal office of any con-
tribution, donation, expenditure, independent expenditure, 
or disbursement for an electioneering communication by a 
corporation, limited liability corporation, or partnership 
during a year, the chief executive officer of the corporation, 
limited liability corporation, or partnership (or, if the cor-
poration, limited liability corporation, or partnership does 
not have a chief executive officer, the highest ranking official 
of the corporation, limited liability corporation, or partner-
ship), shall file a certification with the Commission, under 
penalty of perjury, that the corporation, limited liability 
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corporation, or partnership is not prohibited from carrying 
out such activity under subsection (b)(3), unless the chief 
executive officer has previously 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 regula-
tions 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 Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(a)(1)(A)) is amended 
by striking the semicolon and inserting the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding any disbursement to a political committee which 
accepts donations or contributions that do not comply with 
the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 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);’’. 
(b) CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CORPORATE PACS 
MAY MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES.—Section 
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316(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30118(b)) is amended by add-
ing 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 par-
ticipates in any way in the decisionmaking processes 
of the fund with regard to contributions or expendi-
tures 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 expendi-
tures made by the fund. 
‘‘(D) Any member of the board of directors of the 
corporation who is a foreign national under section 
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 CORPORATIONS, 
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 informa-
tion 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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‘‘SEC. 325. INAUGURAL COMMITTEES. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITED DONATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful— 
‘‘(A) for an Inaugural Committee— 
‘‘(i) to solicit, accept, or receive a do-
nation from a person that is not an indi-
vidual; or 
‘‘(ii) to solicit, accept, or receive a do-
nation from a foreign national; 
‘‘(B) for a person— 
‘‘(i) to make a donation to an Inau-
gural Committee in the name of another 
person, or to knowingly authorize his or her 
name to be used to effect such a donation; 
‘‘(ii) to knowingly accept a donation to 
an Inaugural Committee made by a person 
in the name of another person; or 
‘‘(iii) to convert a donation to an In-
augural Committee to personal use as de-
scribed in paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(C) for a foreign national to, directly or 
indirectly, make a donation, or make an express 
or implied promise to make a donation, to an 
Inaugural Committee. 
‘‘(2) CONVERSION OF DONATION TO PERSONAL 
USE.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(iii), a dona-
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didate under section 309(d) with respect to the elec-
tion. 
‘‘(3) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—If a candidate’s 
certification is revoked under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the candidate may not receive pay-
ments under this title during the remainder of 
the election cycle involved; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a candidate whose cer-
tification is revoked pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) or subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) the candidate shall repay to the 
Freedom From Influence Fund established 
under section 541 an amount equal to the 
payments received under this title with re-
spect to the election cycle involved plus in-
terest (at a rate determined by the Commis-
sion on the basis of an appropriate annual 
percentage rate for the month involved) on 
any such amount received; and 
‘‘(ii) the candidate may not be certified 
as a participating candidate under this 
title with respect to the next election cycle. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITING
PARTICIPATION
IN
FUTURE 
ELECTIONS FOR CANDIDATES WITH MULTIPLE REV-
OCATIONS.—If the Commission revokes the certifi-
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