Title: Cyber Navigators for Elections Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Cyber Navigators for Elections Act
This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to eligible states and local governments for hiring cyber navigators (i.e., cybersecurity professionals) to provide election officials with access to risk management, resiliency, and technical support services in the administration of federal elections.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8011 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8011

   To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election 
Assistance Commission to make payments under such Act to States for the 
services of cyber navigators to provide election officials with access 
 to risk management, resiliency, and technical support services in the 
            administration of elections for Federal office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 11, 2020

   Mr. Katko (for himself and Miss Rice of New York) introduced the 
     following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
                             Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election 
Assistance Commission to make payments under such Act to States for the 
services of cyber navigators to provide election officials with access 
 to risk management, resiliency, and technical support services in the 
            administration of elections for Federal office.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Navigators for Elections 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENTS BY ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION TO STATES FOR 
              SERVICES OF CYBER NAVIGATORS.

    (a) Availability of Grants.--Subtitle D of title II of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new part:

     ``PART 7--PAYMENTS FOR OBTAINING SERVICES OF CYBER NAVIGATORS

``SEC. 297. PAYMENTS FOR OBTAINING SERVICES OF CYBER NAVIGATORS.

    ``(a) Availability and Use of Payments.--The Commission shall make 
a payment to each eligible State to obtain services of cyber navigators 
who will provide election officials of the jurisdictions of the State 
which administer elections for Federal office with access to risk 
management, resiliency, and technical support services in the 
administration of such elections.
    ``(b) Schedule of Payments.--As soon as practicable after the date 
of the enactment of this part (but in no event later than 6 months 
thereafter), and not less frequently than once each calendar year 
thereafter, the Commission shall make payments under this part.

``SEC. 297A. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--The amount of a payment made to an eligible 
State or an eligible unit of local government for a year under this 
part shall be determined by the Commission.
    ``(b) Continuing Availability of Funds After Appropriation.--A 
payment made to an eligible State or eligible unit of local government 
under this part shall be available without fiscal year limitation.

``SEC. 297B. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY.

    ``(a) Application.--Each State that desires to receive a payment 
under this part for a fiscal year shall submit an application for the 
payment to the Commission at such time and in such manner and 
containing such information as the Commission shall require.
    ``(b) Contents of Application.--Each application submitted under 
subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) describe the activities for which assistance under 
        this part is sought; and
            ``(2) provide such additional information and 
        certifications as the Commission determines to be essential to 
        ensure compliance with the requirements of this part.

``SEC. 297C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this 
part $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

``SEC. 297D. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Reports by Recipients.--Not later than the 6 months after the 
end of each fiscal year for which an eligible State received a payment 
under this part, the State shall submit a report to the Commission on 
the activities conducted with the funds provided during the year.
    ``(b) Reports by Commission to Committees.--With respect to each 
fiscal year for which the Commission makes payments under this part, 
the Commission shall submit a report on the activities carried out 
under this part to the Committee on House Administration of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle D of 
title II the following:

     ``Part 7--Payments for Obtaining Services of Cyber Navigators

``Sec. 297. Payments for obtaining services of cyber navigators.
``Sec. 297A. Amount of payment.
``Sec. 297B. Requirements for eligibility.
``Sec. 297C. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 297D. Reports.''.
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