A bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals.

Bill: 116-s-2656
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-10-22
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Government information and archives

Public contracts and procurement

State and local government operations

Subversive activities
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill requires each chief state election official to disclose to the Election Assistance Commission the identity of any foreign national known by that official to have (1) physically handled either ballots used in an election for federal office or voting machines, (2) had unmonitored access to a storage facility or centralized voting-tabulation location used to support an election, or (3) had unmonitored access to election-related information or communications technology. </p> <p>It also requires the official to make the disclosure within 30 days of becoming aware of such activity. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2656 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 22, 2019 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals.

1. Disclosure of access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (a) In general Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 303 the following new section: 303A. Disclosure of access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (a) In general Each chief State election official shall disclose to the Commission the identity of any foreign national known by the chief State election official— (1) to have physically handled— (A) ballots used in an election for Federal office; or (B) voting machines; or (2) to have had unmonitored access to— (A) a storage facility or centralized vote tabulation location used to support the administration of an election for public office; or (B) election-related information or communications technology, including voter registration 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. (b) Timing The chief State election official shall make the disclosure under subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date on which such official becomes aware of an activity described in such subsection. (c) Foreign national defined The term foreign national has the meaning given that term in section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30121 ). . (b) Conforming amendment relating to enforcement Section 401 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ) is amended by striking sections 301, 302, and 303 and inserting subtitle A of title III . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 303A. Disclosure of access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals. .